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Japanese immigration
Japanese came to the United States for freedom, economic opportunities, and the promise of a beter life. They arrived and settled in the west coast. Summery: This lead Up to the camps because the Americans didnt know if they could trust the Japanese. -
Asian Immigration
Anti asian feeling in the United States was first directed against the Chinese, who arrived in America before the Japanese. Along with thousands of other hopeful prospectors, the Chinese came to California in the 1890s looking for gold. Summery: this lead up to the camps because the Americans didnt know if they where able to have them be abart of their lives. -
Anti-Japanese Organazations
In 1905 as an outgrowth of such attitudes, the Japanese Exclution League was founded in San Francisco, made up of dozens of businesses interested whose goal was to exclude the Japanese. Summery: This lead up to the camps because this group couldnt trust the Japanese in the first place so they didnt want them in their lives. -
Suspicious Japanese
Because of what has happened at Pearl Harbor, most Japanese citizans have lost most of their trust. Americans have kept an eye on them to make sure that they aren't spies, even though America was the immigrants country. Summery: These events lead up to Japanese camps because the Americans eventually couldnt trust the Japanese because of what has happened in past events. -
Pearl Harbor
This is the event of the bombing of Japan to Pearl Harbor, one of the American Army camps. This stunned millions of people throughout the United States. Summery: These events lead up to Japanese camps because the Americans eventually couldnt trust the Japanese anymore because of these events. -
German Threat
As war raged in Europe in 1942, German submarines invaded the waters of the East Coast of the United States, torpending American ships and taking hundreds of lives. Summery: This event lead up to the camps because the Americans didnt know if the Japanese where on the germans side. -
Mayor's Speech
In February 1942, the Mayor of Los Angeles gave a speech calling for round up of all the Japanese before they could harm America. Summery: These events lead up to Japanese camps because the Americans eventually couldnt trust the Japanese anymore because of these events. -
Civil Exclution Orders
Begining in late march 1942 and continuing throughout the summer, terse commands called Civil Exclution Orders appears on telephone poles and shop windows in Japanese communities, directing persons to prepare to move within the week. Summery: These events lead up to Japanese camps because the Americans eventually couldnt trust the Japanese anymore because of these events. -
Protective Custody
If the weeks after Pearl harbor were difficult for Japanese Americans, the days leading up to relocation were a nightmare. The government tried to disguise the fact that it was sending them to prison camps by using euphemiinism such as non-aliens protective custody and reception centers. Summery: These events lead up to Japanese camps because the Americans eventually couldnt trust the Japanese anymore because of these events. -
Yellow Journalism
The Yellow Journalism press which thrived on rumors and unverified speculation, was also busy stirring up public fears. Summery: This event lead up to Japanese camps because the Americans didnt want the Japanese apart of their lives.
