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Great numbers of Japanese and Chinese citizens migrate to America
From 1850-1870 Japanese and Chinese citizens migrate to America to find a better job and to find a better place to live with their families. This relates to the essential question because this is what caused the racism that led to suspicion during the war. -
The Gentlemen's Agreement
President Roosivelt signed the gentlemen's Agreement in 1907. It said that America would allow the immigrationof the families of men who were already in America and would stop passing anti-Japanese legislation. It also said that Japan would stop giving passports to laborers. Instead, more people immigrated and this led to beatings and eventually internment camps. -
Signing up for war
Many Nisei started signing up for the war. They wanted to prove thier loyalty to America, but were not trusted so they were forced to go to internment camps. -
Japanese forced to leave
Many Japanese were forced to leave their homes by the Justice Department because they were close to military installations. This was the start of moving the Japanese away from harmful places. -
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, a navel base, because they wanted to get rid of some of America's war supplies. This led to distrust adn suspision of the Japanese living in America, and because of this, enternment camps were created. -
LosAngeles speech
The mayor of LosAngeles gave a speech calling for the relocation of all Japanese Americans. This influenced many people to think badly about the Japanese and to start relocating the japanese into internment camps. -
The relocation of all Japanese Americans
On Febuary 19, 1942, President Roosivelt endorsed the Executive Order 9066, for the relocation of all Japanese. The Japanese were forced to move to internment capms, or be sent to jail. -
Registering for evacuation
All of the voluntary Japanese Americans signed up for evacuation. They lost their identity and were given a number. THey would wait to be sent to the camp that they were assigned to. The buses were very uncomfortable. -
Evacuations started
In late march, instructions were posted and evacuations started. They were only allowed to bring whatever they carried. Since they couldn't bring everything with them, they sold them for very low prices, destroyed them, or gave them to neighbors. Some internment camps wern't even finished yet. The walls were as thin as paper and the restrooms didn't have stalls. The baracks were tiny and the mess hall had flies everywhere. -
Civilian Exclusion Orders
The Civilian Exclusion orders were posted in San Fransisco on April 1, 1941. They were signed by John DeWitt. It excluded any Japanese Americans and told them to go to internment camps, that they were no longer welcome. -
Prohibited
In June 1942, California John DeWitt declared Californiaa prohibited area to all Japanese. Thhis led to hatrid and the use of internment camps.
