Japanese Jailed
On December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii shaking America physically and mentally. The enemy crippled a major part or the Pacific Fleet. Before the attack Curtis B Munson released the Munson report. He was assessing the “danger” of Japanese descendants in America. He claimed there would be no armed uprising of the Japanese. He also said there was no problem with them. But after Japan bombed us our citizens were put into concentration camps even after Munson said “There will undoubtedly be some sabotage financed by Japan and executed largely by imported agents” (Munson 2). When Munson said this he implied that it would be Japan's attack with people they sent here not people who lived here peacefully with …show more content…
Historians still argue about whether the internment of Japanese Americans was justified. Historians argue over whether or not it was done for a legitimate reason. The internment of Japanese Americans was not justified because its racist, was conceived during hysteria and is inconsistent with our country's foundation. The interment was unjustified because it was racist towards the Japanese Americans. “From a military point of view the only danger on this coast (East) is from Germany and Italy. But the American Government has not taken any such high-handed action against Germans or Italians and their American-born descendents on the East Coast as has been taken against Japanese and their American-born descendents on the West Coast. Germans and Italians are white.” (Howard 3). The government claimed they were taking cautionary measures by moving the Japanese Americans into concentration camps. If they were taking cautionary measures wouldn't it make sense to to also move the germans and italians to …show more content…
Our country has always been based on freedom. We fought for freedom from the British and we fought for freedom for African Americans. We fought for equality for all. The declaration of Independence says “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” But the Japanese Americans had to sell their property were imprisoned in camps and were overseen by taking away their inalienable rights to be equal and at liberty. “Compulsory exclusion of large groups of citizens from their homes except under circumstances...is inconsistent with our basic governmental institutions.” ( Black 4). This action did not follow our basic governmental beliefs yet the government still went through with it claiming it to be justifiable. “There was neither pattern nor precedent for an undertaking of this magnitude and character.” (DeWitt 1). The government's first action was to take away rights. There were not threats coming in or multiple attacks there was one attack that largely affected us but begs for the question whether or not it was a good enough reason to throw civilians in
On December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii shaking America physically and mentally. The enemy crippled a major part or the Pacific Fleet. Before the attack Curtis B Munson released the Munson report. He was assessing the “danger” of Japanese descendants in America. He claimed there would be no armed uprising of the Japanese. He also said there was no problem with them. But after Japan bombed us our citizens were put into concentration camps even after Munson said “There will undoubtedly be some sabotage financed by Japan and executed largely by imported agents” (Munson 2). When Munson said this he implied that it would be Japan's attack with people they sent here not people who lived here peacefully with …show more content…
Historians still argue about whether the internment of Japanese Americans was justified. Historians argue over whether or not it was done for a legitimate reason. The internment of Japanese Americans was not justified because its racist, was conceived during hysteria and is inconsistent with our country's foundation. The interment was unjustified because it was racist towards the Japanese Americans. “From a military point of view the only danger on this coast (East) is from Germany and Italy. But the American Government has not taken any such high-handed action against Germans or Italians and their American-born descendents on the East Coast as has been taken against Japanese and their American-born descendents on the West Coast. Germans and Italians are white.” (Howard 3). The government claimed they were taking cautionary measures by moving the Japanese Americans into concentration camps. If they were taking cautionary measures wouldn't it make sense to to also move the germans and italians to …show more content…
Our country has always been based on freedom. We fought for freedom from the British and we fought for freedom for African Americans. We fought for equality for all. The declaration of Independence says “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” But the Japanese Americans had to sell their property were imprisoned in camps and were overseen by taking away their inalienable rights to be equal and at liberty. “Compulsory exclusion of large groups of citizens from their homes except under circumstances...is inconsistent with our basic governmental institutions.” ( Black 4). This action did not follow our basic governmental beliefs yet the government still went through with it claiming it to be justifiable. “There was neither pattern nor precedent for an undertaking of this magnitude and character.” (DeWitt 1). The government's first action was to take away rights. There were not threats coming in or multiple attacks there was one attack that largely affected us but begs for the question whether or not it was a good enough reason to throw civilians in