Pearl Harbor and Japanese Internment- Video Notes

1. Pearl Harbor and Japanese Internment- Video Notes Big Idea: After Pearl Harbor, many Americans began to fear and distrust the Japanese and Japanese-Americans alike. Measures were taken to be sure that the Japanese living in the U.S. did not help the war effort of their homeland (Japan). At first, the measures against them were small, but as war hysteria grew, so did the restrictions on Japanese-Americans. 2. Who did Japan secretly form an alliance with even though they were leading the United States to believe they wanted to maintain peace? 3. What did President Roosevelt say in his famous speech about the attack on Pearl Harbor? 4. What was the result of President Roosevelt issuing Executive Order 9066? 1. On what date did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 December 7, 1941 Germany (Axis Powers) a date which will live in infamy The government had the authority the United States of America was banish and imprison anyone who suddenly and deliberately attacked…” who posed a threat to national security 7. In 1943 what was the only way the Japanese Americans could earn their freedom back and leave the Internment Camps? 8. In what year were all Japanese Americans finally allowed to leave the Internment Camps? 5. Where were the Japanese Americans moved to? 6. What were conditions like inside the internment camps? Small living quarters, many were incomplete but those living in the camps turned them into small towns with churches, schools, gardens and sports. Nevertheless it was still a prison. In 1945 all Japanese Americans were released from Internment Camps. However, they did not return to “normal” lives because their homes, business and possessions had been sold. Internment Camps By passing a long and confusing loyalty questionnaire. So What? (Why is this important?) Pearl Harbor: For the first time in American history the U.S. was attacked by a foreign enemy on American soil. The U.S. was attacked by Japan without warning, and on the following day declared war on Japan officially entering WWII. In turn, Germany declared war on the United States honoring the alliance made with Japan. Japanese Internment: Japanese-Americans living on the west coast were forced to leave their lives, homes, jobs, businesses, schools, and communities to live in Internment Camps. Internment Camps were prisons, and the forced relocation of Japanese Americans violated their rights as citizens.