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Pearl Harbor attacked
<ahref='http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/jarda/historical-context.html' >Pearl Harbor</a>In december 7, 1941 Japan attacked U.S. naval base 2000 americans were killed.I feel like the captain of our ship showed great bravery and heroics. He directed the anti-aircraft fire from the bridge until a bomb fell throwing shrapnel into his stomach. He denied our help and was sank with the ship. (Robert S. Benton) -
United States and Britain decalers war on Japan
WAROn THE 8th of December Franklin D. Roosevelt went to congress and adressed them with war against Japan.On December 8, 1941, the day after Japanese forces attacked the American military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, I addressed Congress and asked for a Declaration of War with Japan. (Franklin D. Roosevelt) -
Executive Order 9066
9066President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066. This order leads to the assembly and incarceration of over 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry on the west coast. I was just going on about my daily life when the Order to incarceration of me and my family which are Japanese Americans citzen was just wrong and unjust to the point I joined the army and my family was in the internments. (442nd Gunnery Sergeant) -
Relocation Authority
RelocationThe United States creates the War Relocation Authority (WRA) to assume jurisdiction over the Japanese and Japanese Americans evacuated from California, Oregon, and Washington.
I had a buisness in California and it was all taken away from me because I was relocated out of California and I had lost everything and my life was never the same.(Japanese American citizen) -
10 remote relocation center
RelocationJapanese Americans sent to 10 remote relocation centers scattered across the Western United States. Me and my family were having a peaceful lunch while we had soliders come and tell us to pack up our belongings and come with him and we drove and drove until we reached a camp and was there for however long they wanted. (Japanese family) -
442nd infantry
442ndThe 442nd infantry was based on all Japanese internment citizens who wanted to get out of there so they joined the 442nd."All of us can't stay in the camps until the end of the war. Some of us have to go to the front. Our record on the battlefield will determine when you will return and how you will be treated. I don't know if I'll make it back."(442nd) -
Lowering age
AGE 17Registration (loyalty questionnaire) of all the people they lowered the age to 17. i was just 17 and years of age and i was in an internment camp when the changed the age of recruitment so I decided to join the infantry. -
D Day
D DayD Day is the largest full force attack which would only accept victory against Germany and Japan. I was part of the infanrty when we were sent to the becahes of Normandy when we went against Japan and Germany which waas terrifing. (U.S. solider) -
Executive order GONE!!
Gone!!President Roosevelt rescinds Executive Order 9066. The WRA begins a six-month process of releasing internees and shutting down the camps. Me aand my family have survived this terrible time in life whcih they have finally released us and we are able to go home which in the end we moved back to Japan.(Japanese Citizens) -
Atomic Bomb
BOMBThis day was the first atomic bomb which was dropped on by the United States, on Hiroshima, Japan. I was just listening to the radio which I heard that they have dropped a Atomic Bomb on Japan I was so shocked and scared for my family. (Japanese citizen) -
Japan surrenders!!!!!!
SurrenderJapan agrees to unconditional surrender. I was on the U.S enterprice when I heard the good news which we were heading back because Japan agreed to an unconditional surrender, my famlily and I were so thrilled I haven't seen my kid in years.
