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World War II Starts
With the German invasion of Poland, the second world war began. -
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History of Japanese Internemnt Camps in the United States
This timeline shows the history of the Japanese internment camps that were established in the United Stated during World War II. -
Japan Attacks Peral Harbor
The Japanese navy attacks the United States naval base at Peral Harbor, Hawaii, causing the United States to join the war. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes the internment with Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 allowed military commanders to establish militarized zones where all people with Japanese ancestory would be relocated to internment camps. -
Night Time Curfew
A curfew was added to the many restrictions of the Japanese in the internment camps. This made living in the camps even more of a challenge. -
The Tulu Lake Unit opens
The Tulu Lake Unit was an internment camp that had the largest population and was located in Modoc County, California. The camp was overpopulated, and had poor living conditions like the others. -
College Students Can Go to School
The National Student Council Relocation Program allowed students who were in the internment camps to go to college if the college accepted the fact that they were Japanese. School was funded by the United States government. -
Questioning Begins
War authority officials created a questionnaire for every Japanese adult in the camps to try and recruit them to become soldiers. -
"Disloyal" Camp Members are Sent to Tulu Lake
Internment camp members who took a questionnaire testing their loyalty to the United States and had negitive responses were transfered to Tulu Lake, which caused it to become overpopulated. -
The 442nd Infantry Regiment Goes to Battle
The 442 Infantry Regiment was a unit in the United States army which consisted of mainly members with Japanese ancestory. A lot of the members of the unit were exempt from being put into internment camps by General Delos C. Emmons, due to the fact that they were part of the Hawaii Territorial Guard. Other members were in the unit because they proved to be loyal to the United States after taking a questionnaire. -
Korematsu v. United States
Fred Korematsu tried to persued the government that forcing citizens to live in the internment camps went against their human rights. The court justified that the internment camps were a wartime necessity. -
Ex Parte Endo
Ex Parte Endo was a Supreme Court decision which ruled that they could not detain a citizen who is considered by the government itself to be loyal to the United States. -
The Japanese Internment Camps Ended
The Japanese Internment Camps ended when the exclusion process under Order 9066 was rescinded by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Little Boy
The first atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Fat Man
The second atomic bomb named "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
The End
Japan surrendered and the second world war came to an end. -
George Takei stars in Star Trek
George Takei, one of the most famous people to have lived in a Japanese internment camp stars in the television series that got him famous; Star Trek.
