The Three Websites That I Used For My Research Are:
Calisphere
This website is considered credible, first of all, because it has .edu as its extension. This website belongs to the University of California, therefore the information is accurate. Also, all of the links that I tested on the website worked.
National Archives
This website it credible because it is a ".gov" website, meaning it's run by the government. Also, at the bottom of the page, there is a telephone number you can call to get a hold of the website's administration office.
Wikipedia
Located at the bottom of the page, is the date in which the page was updated last-- which was April 29. Therefore, the information is considerably recent. Also, the websites extension is ".org".
What I Learned!
It is said that many people were opposed to the presence of Japanese people for a while, and they just used Pearl Harbor as an excuse to send them to jail(Website #1). About 60% of Japanese people that were arrested were American citizens. Many others were American residents that had lived in the US for 20-40 years(Website #1). The US people were paranoid that Japanese people living in the US would help the Japanese people who were against the United States. Families who were "evacuated" were forced to leave behind their houses, jobs, pets, and the majority of their belongings(Website #1). However, many Japanese-Americans were loyal to the US, and no one was ever found guilty of sabotage(Website #1). There were about 10 camps located in the more "remote" parts of California. They were located in Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Texas, and Arkansas(Website #1).
Website #2 suggests that about 117,000 people of Japanese descent were relocated to internment camps for the safety of the US and its citizens. All people, rather they were rich or poor, young or old, were sent away to live in places such as barns and horse stalls. As stated, in website #1, people of Japanese descent were sent out of military zones out of fear that they would endanger the US and its people. When the war came to an end, and when Reagan was president, the interment was featured in the Public Law that was passed which acknowledged the unfairness and injustice of the internment(website #2). The Japanese people ended up receiving $20,000 cash if they had been interned.
After the Japanese's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US was paranoid that the Japs were planning an attack on the entire West Coast of the US. Many people had considered Japanese people very loyal to the state, and that they would never do anything to sabotage the US(website #3). Contrary, to popular belief, the US ordered the removal of people of Japanese descent from any military territory. They didn't know who they could trust, and who they couldn't so they removed everyone of Japanese descent. Some people argue that the internment was "racially motivated" because people as young as one year old were still sent to camps.
Website #2 suggests that about 117,000 people of Japanese descent were relocated to internment camps for the safety of the US and its citizens. All people, rather they were rich or poor, young or old, were sent away to live in places such as barns and horse stalls. As stated, in website #1, people of Japanese descent were sent out of military zones out of fear that they would endanger the US and its people. When the war came to an end, and when Reagan was president, the interment was featured in the Public Law that was passed which acknowledged the unfairness and injustice of the internment(website #2). The Japanese people ended up receiving $20,000 cash if they had been interned.
After the Japanese's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US was paranoid that the Japs were planning an attack on the entire West Coast of the US. Many people had considered Japanese people very loyal to the state, and that they would never do anything to sabotage the US(website #3). Contrary, to popular belief, the US ordered the removal of people of Japanese descent from any military territory. They didn't know who they could trust, and who they couldn't so they removed everyone of Japanese descent. Some people argue that the internment was "racially motivated" because people as young as one year old were still sent to camps.