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Attack On Pearl Harbor
Japanese Planes attacked the United States Naval Base in Pearl Harbor killing more than 2,400 and injuring nearly 1,200 -
America Goes to War
The United States declares war on Japan. -
Executive Order 9066
President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, which allowed his military commanders to identify "military zones" and evacuate any residents in these zones to relocation centers (also know as Internment camps). -
Camp Manzanar Opens
It was the first camp that opened to evacuees. -
Tule Lake Camp opens
In California, (26,000 acres) -
Jerome Camp opens
Opens in Arkansas, (10,000 acres) -
Jerome Camp Closes
Was the first internment camp to close, however it stays open to hold German POW's (prisoners of war). Was in operation for 634 days -
Public Proclamation Number 21
Allowed internees to return to their homes/lives. -
Manzanar Camp Closes
The first Internment camp to open finally closes. -
Tule Lake Closes
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Sources
"Concentration Camps." Gale Student Resources in Context, Gale, 2016. Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ2181500261/SUIC?u=clou20020&xid=b6fedac8. Accessed 21 Apr. 2017 Ikeda, Tom. "Japanese American internment." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar753704. Accessed 21 Apr. 2017. Engel, David. "Concentration camp." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar128020. Accessed 21 Apr. 2017. -
Sources 2
Benson, Sonia, et al. "Japanese Internment Camps." UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History, vol. 4, UXL, 2009, pp. 810-814. Research in Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=MSIC&sw=w&u=clou20020&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CCX3048900321&it=r&asid=a2bc0afa81905619da5de2235bb526a8. Accessed 21 Apr. 2017.
