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Pearl Harbor Attack
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air service conduct a surprise military attack on the US navy base at Pearl Harbor. -
Executive Order 9066
President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 which allows military authorities to go forth with the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese-Americans. -
War Relocation Authority (WRA) is created
Executive Order 9102 creates the WRA, the administrative office which oversaw the relocation of the Japanese-Americans. -
First Inmates arrive at the Manzanar
The first internees arrive at the Manzanar internment camp. -
Roosevelt and Semantics
President Roosevelt refers to the relocation centers as "concentration camps". -
Japanese-Americans Go to War for America
the 442nd Regimental Combat Team is made up of entirely Japanese-Americans who fight against Japan for America. -
General John L. Dewitt racist endorsement
The General of the Western Defense Command states, "that a Jap's a Jap, there is no way to determine their loyalty". -
Internment Camps are Revoked
The relocation orders are revoked. -
All Camps are Closed
The last camp at Tule Lake closes marking the end of the internment camps. -
Civil Liberties Act 1988 Passes
Congress and President Reagan sign the Act which apologizes for the internment and provides $20,000 reparation to the survivors.