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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor The American Army base in Hawaii was attacked by the Imperial Japanese. More than 2000 American citizens were killed and 1000 were injured. As President, I know that I have to take action. I know that this was a hurtful event to our country, and it is time to call for justice. -
Treasury Department freezes all Japanese bank accounts
Freezing of all bank accounts
Right after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the bank accounts of all immigrants born in Japan were frozen. The Government of the United States and the Government of Japan will, respectively, remove the freezing restrictions on Japanese funds in the United States and on American funds in Japan. -
President Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 9066
Executive Order No. 9066
President Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 9066, authorizing Secretary of War, or any military commander designated by Secretary to establish military areas and exclude therefrom any or all persons. As President, I hereby further authorize and direct all Executive Departments to assist the Secretary of War in carrying out this Executive Order, including the furnishing of medical aid. -
President Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 9102
Executive Order No. 9102
The executive order allowed President Roosevelt commanders have power to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine. As President of the United States, it is ordered that there is established in the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President on War Relocation Authority. -
President Roosdevelt signed Public Law 503
Public Law 503
President Roosevelt signs Public Law 503 making it a federal offense to violate any order issued by a designated military commander.
As President, I decided to sign this law because it make everyone follow orders from the military. -
Registration for relocation on Internment Camps
RelocationThe job of the relocation agency is to assist in the relocation of any persons who may be required by the Army to move from their homes in the interest of military security. -
D-Day
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. My fellow Americans, many people have urged that I call this day to a single day of prayer. As we rise each day, let words of prayer be on our lips invoking thy help to out efforts. -
WRA Program
WRA
The WRA announced that all internment camps would be closed before the end of 1945 and the entire WRA program would be liquidated on June 30, 1946. -
Japanese were free from Concentration camps
Concentration Camps
All Japanese American Regiment frees prisoners at Dachau Concentration Camps. The achievment of WWII being over, I as president, decided to free all Japanese from the concentration camps. -
V-J Day
V-J Day Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. As President of the United States, this is a moment of victory and success. This day will be a rememberence to the American people. -
All Internment Camps are closed
Internment Camps are closed
Tule Lake was the largest and most controversial of the ten War Relocation Authority WRA camps used to carry out the government’s system of exclusion and detention of persons of Japanese descent, mandated by Executive Order 9066.
