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Chinese Immigration
Chinese immigrants start coming to America looking for gold. Eventually, they made a law in 1882 limiting Chinese immigration. The law became permanant in 1902 but was repealed half a century later, in 1952. -
Japanese Migration
During 1890, Japanese immigrants came to America. They were looking for freedom, economic opportunity, and a better life. Over 125,000 Japanese arrived. If the Japanese never came to America, we would not have certain businesses such as restaurants, but, they might never have made the internment camps for the Japanese either. -
Anti-Japanese Sentiment
During the 1900's, an Anti-Japanese sentiment coursed through the nation. Whites feared the Japanese immigrants would take jobs from the American citizens. This caused the whites to hate the Japanese and caused them to fear them more once the war started. -
Gentlemen's Agreement
President Theodore Roosevelt signed an agreement with Japan that limited immigrants. It took place from 1907-1908. The agreement eventually let in more Japanese than the Americans wanted so they built camps during the war to watch over them. -
Germany Invades Poland
Polish Invasion Hitler invades Poland in the fall of 1939. This marks the start of WWII. This is one of the major causes of the internment camps because, as Japan became allies with Germany, they decided to bomb the U.S. scaring the entire country leading to the camps. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed a U.S. naval base, Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941. Over 2,000 people were killed. It relates to the essential question because it was the cause of the Japanese Internment camps. -
Signing of Executive Order 9066
President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on Feburary 19, 1942. It stated the start of internment camps. It relates to the question because it was the document that sent the Japanese to the internment camps. -
Voluntary Relocation
In early March, 1942, soon after President Franklin Roosevelt annouced the Japanese internment camps, volunteers lined up to be the first to the internment camps. They went to Military Bases 1 and 2. Base 1 was located in the western parts of Washington, Oregon, and California in addition to the southwestern part of Arizona. These were the first used internment camps. -
E-Day
E-day stands for Evacuation Day. In late March through the summer of 1942, posters were hung up declaring E-day. All Japanese in America were to go to the internment camps. This event marks the start of the usage of the Japanese camps. -
California Banning
John Dewitt declared all of California off limits to people who were Japanese. They all had to move. Some Japanese ran away to other states trying to avoid the internment camps.
