In the 1940’s The chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler Had a plan to annihilate an entire religion. He did this by taking Jewish people from their homes and taking them to concentration camps to kill them. This event is known as the Holocaust. Soon after the holocaust began to take full effect on December 7, 1941 The Japanese army Attacked Pearl Harbor. More than 2500 Americans died and over a 1000 wounded(TYLER). Following The events of Pearl Harbor, Japan declared war on America. Soon after President Franklin d. Roosevelt issued Executive Order No. 9066. Executive Order No. 9066 Which stated that all Japanese American citizens living on the west coast from Washington to Arizona will be taken from their home and sent to internment camps during WWII(TYLER). More than 127,000 United States
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The guards were told to patrol the area and if anyone was attempting to leave shoot them. The Barracks were long building made Tar paper over 2 by 6’s with no insulation at all. Many Families were crowded into one barracks without any privacy. They ate it in a large mess hall usually with long waits(Tyler). Education was provided for all school aged children. They built High Schools in the camps and the used barracks for elementary school. In the beginning School supplies was scarce, but many churches and other organizations donated supplies, desks, Books, and maps to the schools. Once they graduated from high school they could apply to leave the camp indefinitely and go to college off of the camp. To do so was a long, tedious process in which they had to be cleared by the FBI(Tyler).
Healthcare and Dental care in the camps was provided to inmates that needed it. Nursing mothers and infants were provide special care. The camp officials were very concerned about an outbreak or disease. If someone need to have surgery they were take to an operation center but they had to pay for the
The guards were told to patrol the area and if anyone was attempting to leave shoot them. The Barracks were long building made Tar paper over 2 by 6’s with no insulation at all. Many Families were crowded into one barracks without any privacy. They ate it in a large mess hall usually with long waits(Tyler). Education was provided for all school aged children. They built High Schools in the camps and the used barracks for elementary school. In the beginning School supplies was scarce, but many churches and other organizations donated supplies, desks, Books, and maps to the schools. Once they graduated from high school they could apply to leave the camp indefinitely and go to college off of the camp. To do so was a long, tedious process in which they had to be cleared by the FBI(Tyler).
Healthcare and Dental care in the camps was provided to inmates that needed it. Nursing mothers and infants were provide special care. The camp officials were very concerned about an outbreak or disease. If someone need to have surgery they were take to an operation center but they had to pay for the