1. Japanese-American Internment
In 1942 Japanese people who were living along
the West Coast of the United States were sent to
internment camps across the nation.
(March 1942- October 1945)
Crystal-lynn Baysa
Period 1

2. Thesis Statement
The relocation of Japanese-Americans
during World War II was unfair and
unjustified to the Japanese living in
America and their living conditions were
harsh and sometimes even lead to
death.

3. The Cause of the Internment
• The bombing of Pearl
Harbor on December 7,
1941 caused fear to affect
the discrimination toward
the Japanese along the
West Coast.
• Suspicion spread across
America that the
bombing was caused by
espionage within Hawaii The destruction of Pearl Harbor from
and the West Coast by the Japanese pilots wreaking havoc.
the Japanese.
• On February 19, 1942
President Roosevelt A cartoon drawing of
signed Executive Order the response to the
9066, ordering the hate and suspicion of
Japanese-Americans.
detainment of all
Japanese along the West
Coast.

4. Relocating the Japs
• The War Relocation Authority The location
(WRA) was established to put of all ten
together the ten internment internment
camps.
camps that would contain
120,000 Japanese.
• Camps were built in
California, Idaho, Wyoming, Uta
h, Colorado, Arizona, and
Arkansas. The government
• Some Japanese brought cases posted notices in
to the Supreme Court because towns and cities
they felt that the government instructing anyone of
had no right to detain Japanese descent to
them, like in Endo v. United report to a relocation
States and Korematsu v. United center.
States. The military police
• All of the Japanese were only stand guard over
allowed to bring the essentials Japanese people who
and were rushed and packed will be transported to
into centers that would move the camp in Los
Angeles.
them to the internment camps.

5. Life in the Camps
• Barb wire would surround the
camps and guards would keep
watch over the people with gun
pointed toward them at all times.
• No one was allowed to leave
without being shot to death.
• Sometimes whole families had to The children would go to This whole family had
live in one room cells in the school in the camp and to share one room
barracks. entertain themselves during their stay in
• There was little privacy, the people within its fence line. the camp.
would use communal areas to
eat, do laundry, and wash.
• Many Japanese died of poor The government tried
medical care and emotional stress to reinforce their efforts
while in the camps. to minimize Japanese
• Everyone was constantly hungry interaction with the
because they were provided meals outside world.
that consisted of bread and
potatoes, and on the rare
occasion, some meat.

6. Conclusion
The discriminatory act on the Japanese was
wicked and in the future would lead to the
apology and compensation by the U.S.
President Ronald Reagan and the Civil Liberties
Public Education Fund.