HIST 264 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: War Relocation Authority, Nazi Concentration Camps, Osvald Group
6 Jul 2017
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Japanese internment in wwii: wartime hysteria infeasible because half of america has some german heritage not as directed against the italians and the germans. Feb 19th, 1942 to appease american fear of wartime sabotage. Gave military power to ban any citizen of the united states from any areas that may be dangerous coastal california, inland to arizona o limits for certain cities, gave military to decide who is banned. Military does not need any evidence for intentions of banned people of disloyalty. Military can transport citizens to assembly centers relocation while internment camps are set up hastily created as holding pens . Evacuation immediately after pearl harbor: alien enemy control program by the fbi. Labor organizers community leaders only if jap, italian or german no concrete evidence. Great majority of japs had to sell everything they owned losing a ton of money had to sell farms, shops, property. War relocation authority in charge of the process.
