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Japanese Internment Timeline

By hbake17

  • The Start of WWII

    The Start of WWII
    World War II began with Nazi Germany's attack on Poland

  • The bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The Japanese naval fleet bombed the United States navy base in Hawaii

  • The United States joins WWII

    The United States joins WWII
    After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States broke their silence and joined the war

  • Executive order 9066

    Executive order 9066
    President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the executive order of 9066 that forced the removal and detention of 110,000 Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast.

  • The first group of Japanese-American's were sent to Internment Camps

    The first group of Japanese-American's were sent to Internment Camps
    The U.S. Navy orders all Japanese-Americans living on Terminal Island in the Port of Los Angeles to leave within 48 hours

  • The closing of internment camps

    The closing of internment camps
    The WRA announced that all internment camps would be closed before the end of 1945

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt dies

    Franklin D. Roosevelt dies
    Franklin D. Roosevelt dies from polio in Warm Springs, GA

  • The Atomic Bomb

    The Atomic Bomb
    The United States drops two atomic bombs in Japan, one in Nagasaki and another in Hiroshima.

  • The End of WWII

    The End of WWII
    WWII ends after Japan surrendered and Hitler committed suicide and Winston Churchhill announced their victory.

  • All Internment camps are closed

    All Internment camps are closed