The three websites I used:
1. U.S. History
This website is credible because it is a ".org", has a copyright 2008-2014, and also has more than three links that work correctly.
2. Wikipedia
This well-known website is credible due to: ".org", three links that work correctly, and a time stamp as to when it was last updated.
3. The University of Utah library
This website is credible due to the ".edu", the many working links, and also contact information.
What did I find out?
Website #1 This website describes the hardships that many U.S. citizens had because of their ethnicity. "Over 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II. Their crime? Being of Japanese ancestry." (website 1). The American government did not want to be too careful and ended up imprisoning Japanese-Americans so that they could ensure the safety of other Americans. "In the event of a Japanese invasion of the American mainland, Japanese Americans were feared as a security risk." (website 1). The U.S. did not want to take any chances. Why did the government believe that there were issues with the Japanese-Americans? Because, "Japanese Americans were suspected of remaining loyal to their ancestral land." (website 1).
Website #2 In 1980 President Jimmy Carter decided to open an investigation to tell whether or not the need to put Japanese Americans into internment camps had been justified by the government. He appointed Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate the camps. the report was labeled "Personal Justice Denied". They found little evidence of Japanese disloyalty and recommended the government pay reparations to the survivors. "In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Civil Liberties Act, which apologized for the internment on behalf of the U.S. government and authorized a payment of $20,000 to each individual camp survivor." (website 2). It took awhile to realize, but the government finally took notice that there was little to no disloyalty shown by the Japanese. President Reagan felt terrible about the whole thing and apologized as well as payed the survivors. "The legislation admitted that government actions were based on "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. The U.S. government eventually disbursed more than $1.6 billion in reparations to 82,219 Japanese Americans who had been interned and their heirs." (website 2).
Website #3 After the attack on Pearl Harbor many Americans were uneasy with Japanese-Americans living around them. Americans pushed for the Japanese-Americans to be located away from them. They, "demanded that the residents of Japanese ancestry be removed from their homes along the coast and relocated in isolated inland areas." (website 2). "As a result of this pressure, on February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the forcible internment of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry." (website 2). The pressure was building and President Roosevelt eventually gave in. The lives at these camps were not easy to live. "Japanese-Americans were forced to carry on their lives under harsh conditions." (website 2).
Website #2 In 1980 President Jimmy Carter decided to open an investigation to tell whether or not the need to put Japanese Americans into internment camps had been justified by the government. He appointed Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate the camps. the report was labeled "Personal Justice Denied". They found little evidence of Japanese disloyalty and recommended the government pay reparations to the survivors. "In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Civil Liberties Act, which apologized for the internment on behalf of the U.S. government and authorized a payment of $20,000 to each individual camp survivor." (website 2). It took awhile to realize, but the government finally took notice that there was little to no disloyalty shown by the Japanese. President Reagan felt terrible about the whole thing and apologized as well as payed the survivors. "The legislation admitted that government actions were based on "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. The U.S. government eventually disbursed more than $1.6 billion in reparations to 82,219 Japanese Americans who had been interned and their heirs." (website 2).
Website #3 After the attack on Pearl Harbor many Americans were uneasy with Japanese-Americans living around them. Americans pushed for the Japanese-Americans to be located away from them. They, "demanded that the residents of Japanese ancestry be removed from their homes along the coast and relocated in isolated inland areas." (website 2). "As a result of this pressure, on February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the forcible internment of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry." (website 2). The pressure was building and President Roosevelt eventually gave in. The lives at these camps were not easy to live. "Japanese-Americans were forced to carry on their lives under harsh conditions." (website 2).
Conclusion:
- Many Americans were imprisoned due to their ethnicity. The US didn't want to take any chances because they believed that the Japanese-Americans were loyal to their home country.
- There was an investigation that was opened, they found that there was little or no disloyalty. President Ronald Reagan paid the survivors money.
- Many "white folks" were uneasy with the Japanese-Americans around so they demanded that the government take action. They were imprisoned and expected to live in harsh conditions.