Just out of historical curiousity:
Besides the american concentration camps for the Japanese...What did the racial tint to the war in Pacific (during WWII) have to do with the domestic life in America?
2007-10-20 16:42:45 · 3 answers · asked by jimbo2333 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
What are other things beside the camps?
2007-10-22 13:26:25 · update #1
I think the one answer was partly correct but, after the war it was proven correct that the interment camps were the way to go for some. Many were caught with pictures of the naval bases around our large cities and the Army bases there. They were using the people to disguise themselves and use them for their own purposes, unfortunately.
They way it was done, the way people lost everyhting, was wrong. I don't condone the ways of this. It was wrong. The government was scared and running to get in the war, they had little to fight back with and didn't take time for being nice to civilians, especially those from a country that just wiped out it's Navy.
2007-10-20 21:57:36 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, As a young man, I heard the stories of people who lived near Japanese communities in Southern California at the time. There were actually celebrations following the reports of the attacks at Pearl Harbor. Many Japanese felt that Japan was going to become the ruler and their status greatly elevated. For everyone's safety, it was necessary to inter them. Not all Japanese were treated fairly by this, but it did guarantee the safety of them and their families. The country was protected from Japanese sympathizers.
2016-05-23 23:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by felipa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what a good question the Americans were a varied lot and this is an emotionally charged question during world war two many Japanese families were farmers and the were isolated in California specifically gardenia California the were bean farmers living in the bean fields no electricity or running water and I am sorry to say they were probably met with distrust they were expected to stay in there own neighbor hood and not venture out eventually there rounded up and placed in internment camps many died and most lost there life savings and personal belongings very sad
2007-10-20 16:57:04 · answer #3 · answered by swymanpsychic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋