Provincetown Harbor

Japanese-Americans. Because it was during World War II, the Japanese decided to bomb Pearl Harbor. As a result, Franklin D. Roosevelt feared that the Japanese-Americans were working as spies for the Japanese which is why he forced them into internment camps. The imprisonment of the Japanese-Americans was greatly affected by racism. All of the Japanese-Americans were forced to move to internment camps soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Franklin D. Roosevelt feared that the…

George W. Bush’s signing of the USA Patriot, are still heavily debated over today. Different historians and ordinary citizens argue for or against the aforementioned orders. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese government carried out a bombing on Pearl Harbor. The president at that time was president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and he was determined to take any measures necessary for the defense of the country. President Roosevelt decided that the forced relocation of…

In December 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill travelled to the US to deliver a compelling wartime message to the American government. “The fact that my American forebears have for so many generations played their part in the life of the United…

When Darwin was bombed in 1942 it set off a chain of events that shaped the 20th century in many ways* . These bombings caused Australians to become further paranoid about an invasion and also made them become distrusting of their own government due to its cover-up of the extent of the incident. Japan's reign of destruction also drove Australians to demand a to become a considerably larger part of the war effort. Despite the fact that the bombings were such an insignificant part of WWII they do…

"As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without trial or hearing. I would like to see the government admit they were wrong and do something about it, so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color." —Fred Korematsu (1983) What Bitter disappointment know the country you were born in condemn you to a hostile exile, just by the appearance of your skin. Korematsu v. U.S. (1944) is the…

to execute the southern advance that it hid the fact that it was not entirely ready for it. Additionally, the IJA was shocked to learn that the IJN already had a plan for an operation to attack Pearl Harbor months before it was discussed with them. Regardless, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the southern advance were a remarkable demonstration of how effective joint planning could benefit the Japanese and they were actually quite effective when they chose to fight amphibious operations…

the President and Congress have the power to excluded United States Citizens of Japanese’s descents without violating the Fifth Amendment, Due Process Clause, and the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause? After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1942, The American Military became concerned about the Security of the United States. With General DeWitt’s recommendation, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Executive order 9066, “authorizing the removal of any or all people from…

From the beginning to the end of Laura Hillenbrand's biography of Louis Zamperini, Unbroken, we look on as Louis changes from a juvenile delinquent to a lover of Christ and an upstanding citizen. The story begins with a teenage Louie, who is quite an angry kid. He is always stealing things, ditching school, and bullying others. During P.E. one day, Louis’ coach pulls him aside and tells him that he should join the track team. During one of the meets, as he is passing everyone he realizes…he can…

If you have not already heard the Japanese have attacked my base here at Pearl Harbor. I am captain of USS Arizona and I have failed them. Hundreds of my friends and fellow marines have died yesterday on that ship, and I wish that I could see them once again. I know that I will never be able to see their faces again because my ship is now sitting at the bottom of Pearl Harbor. It was just a normal Sunday morning on December seventh, and I woke at at seven o’clock in the morning because I had…

The Life of Someone in an Internment Camp Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live in a Japanese Internment Camp? In 1942, concentration camps were set up in America for Japanese Americans out of fear they would remain loyal to Japan after World War II. Anyone of Japanese descent was placed in a camp. Daily life in these internment camps was very difficult. First, the adults were forced to do hard, physical labor every day. There was little care for their physical…