Japanese internment camps Argumentative Paper
In 1940 thousands of innocent japanese americans were sent to internment camps to prevent spies during world war two. These internment camps were completely unnecessary. The reason innocent people were sent to prisons was based upon a governments fear. The U.S. was scared of these people after the attack at Pearl Harbor. Because of the vicious attack on pearl harbor the U.S. created racially motivated and inhuman camps for innocent people. The japanese ended up getting segregated by their own country. During world war two the U.S. had three main enemies, Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Japanese americans were sent to internment camps. But yet German or Italian americans did not face the same segregation. The U.S.’s “reasoning” for this was simply since Japanese were easier to spot. Proving these camps were racially motivated. …show more content…
Thousands of innocent people had to give up their homes, jobs, and lives. “Many were forced to sell their property at a severe loss before departure. Social problems beset the internees: older Issei (immigrants) were deprived of their traditional respect when their children, the Nisei (American-born), were alone permitted authority positions within the camps. (History.com staff1).” The U.S. was also very hypocritical during this time. They were fighting for peace and equality during this war. But yet the U.S. still lost sight of what they were fighting for. They started to apply tatics similar to the Nazi’s. “In both Internment Camps and Concentration Camps the people were imprisoned, and were treated unfairly. They all suffered prejudice not because they did anything wrong but because of their race or background .(bllackburn
In 1940 thousands of innocent japanese americans were sent to internment camps to prevent spies during world war two. These internment camps were completely unnecessary. The reason innocent people were sent to prisons was based upon a governments fear. The U.S. was scared of these people after the attack at Pearl Harbor. Because of the vicious attack on pearl harbor the U.S. created racially motivated and inhuman camps for innocent people. The japanese ended up getting segregated by their own country. During world war two the U.S. had three main enemies, Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Japanese americans were sent to internment camps. But yet German or Italian americans did not face the same segregation. The U.S.’s “reasoning” for this was simply since Japanese were easier to spot. Proving these camps were racially motivated. …show more content…
Thousands of innocent people had to give up their homes, jobs, and lives. “Many were forced to sell their property at a severe loss before departure. Social problems beset the internees: older Issei (immigrants) were deprived of their traditional respect when their children, the Nisei (American-born), were alone permitted authority positions within the camps. (History.com staff1).” The U.S. was also very hypocritical during this time. They were fighting for peace and equality during this war. But yet the U.S. still lost sight of what they were fighting for. They started to apply tatics similar to the Nazi’s. “In both Internment Camps and Concentration Camps the people were imprisoned, and were treated unfairly. They all suffered prejudice not because they did anything wrong but because of their race or background .(bllackburn