For four years, America engaged in the most deadliest and effecting war known to history- World War II. Throughout this time period, more lives had been lost on and off the battlefield than any other war. In the beginning, the United States had hoped to be like a ghost, unseen as a part of the war and it was not until tragic struck the people of America until Roosevelt chose to join in. On December 7, 1941 -the attack on Pearl Harbor forced America to partake in the war. After this attack, over 100,000 lives would be changed within just a few months. In Prisoners Without Trial by Roger Daniels, writes about the lives of these families and how they were forced to leave everything they owned in order to be placed in internment camps. From 1940-46,
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While the U.S. battled in other countries, they also battled the “enemies” they believed to have within the country.The government froze all of the Issei’s resources, including money. By doing this, they had hoped to eliminate any potential threatening situation to occur within the main forty-eight states. This also encouraged hatred towards the Issei and Nisei generations, because before the attack these people were able to have rights of any other citizen would, but it was not until after the attack that they began to be treated like animals. Within a few months of all of the Japanese-American people being treated like dog feces, Roosevelt chose to sign the Executive Order 9066, forcing 120,000 Japanese families and individuals to pack only what they were able to carry and move into relocation camps having to leave their lives behind. Just a few months before the Pearl Harbor incident, president Roosevelt had began guaranteeing rights to citizens of America, but by allowing Executive Order 9066, he makes his choices before that …show more content…
Hoping to stop Hitler, Italy, and Japan’s efforts to obtain more power than they already had, the allies decided to fight back. Not only were they fighting against the control of power, but they were also fighting for the lives of the individuals within the concentration camps, created by Hitler. Think about it, Hitler and the people of Germany blamed Jews for Europe’s problems. They were also afraid of them over powering the native people, so Hitler gained power and stripped them of everything they were and locked them away. Similarly, the United States began playing a similar scenario. The people of America were afraid of the Japanese-Americans because they were unsure of what their position was during the war, so just as Hitler, the government stripped them of many of their assets and kept them locked away claiming it was for their own protection. Because of this, it makes it very difficult to understand why America would choose to fight against Germany if they were starting to resemble Germany. Nevertheless, World War II was not based off the Holocaust. The allied powers had many goals going into war with the axis powers, but the goal of ending the mistreatment and power control became a part a main focus of the
While the U.S. battled in other countries, they also battled the “enemies” they believed to have within the country.The government froze all of the Issei’s resources, including money. By doing this, they had hoped to eliminate any potential threatening situation to occur within the main forty-eight states. This also encouraged hatred towards the Issei and Nisei generations, because before the attack these people were able to have rights of any other citizen would, but it was not until after the attack that they began to be treated like animals. Within a few months of all of the Japanese-American people being treated like dog feces, Roosevelt chose to sign the Executive Order 9066, forcing 120,000 Japanese families and individuals to pack only what they were able to carry and move into relocation camps having to leave their lives behind. Just a few months before the Pearl Harbor incident, president Roosevelt had began guaranteeing rights to citizens of America, but by allowing Executive Order 9066, he makes his choices before that …show more content…
Hoping to stop Hitler, Italy, and Japan’s efforts to obtain more power than they already had, the allies decided to fight back. Not only were they fighting against the control of power, but they were also fighting for the lives of the individuals within the concentration camps, created by Hitler. Think about it, Hitler and the people of Germany blamed Jews for Europe’s problems. They were also afraid of them over powering the native people, so Hitler gained power and stripped them of everything they were and locked them away. Similarly, the United States began playing a similar scenario. The people of America were afraid of the Japanese-Americans because they were unsure of what their position was during the war, so just as Hitler, the government stripped them of many of their assets and kept them locked away claiming it was for their own protection. Because of this, it makes it very difficult to understand why America would choose to fight against Germany if they were starting to resemble Germany. Nevertheless, World War II was not based off the Holocaust. The allied powers had many goals going into war with the axis powers, but the goal of ending the mistreatment and power control became a part a main focus of the