Justified
Bombing at Pearl Harbor. Nearly all of the West Coast navy fleet destroyed. This prepared Japan to make a straightforward attack on the U.S. We were afraid of the many Japanese Americans living on the West coast to help them, considering they’re loyalties were unknown. The decision was made to relocate all of the American citizens with a Japanese ancestry. They were moved to more central America. This was so they were not as close to Military bases and important sites on the west coast. The relocation of the Japanese Americans from California was justified because there was going to undoubtedly be some sabotage from them, it was a military necessity, and they wanted to protect them from racism and hatred that came from many Americans. Many Americans were afraid of the Japanese after the surprise bombing at Pearl Harbor. …show more content…
The Japanese American’s loyalty was unknown. On Pg. 1, it said “There will undoubtedly be some sabotage financed by Japan and executed largely by imported agents.” ( This shows that at least some of the Japanese living near or on the West Coast were spies. We had to move them for the general safety of America. Had we not, there would have easily been an attack on the U.S. because there was not a strong naval fleet to protect us and there would be help from on the inside. In Doc B it also says that there were roughly 250 - 300 suspects under surveillance of Japanese ancestry in each Naval District. That means there were already lots of threats that supported the Japanese in the war. We had to move them where they were much less of a threat and could be dealt with better while they rebuilt the naval fleet on the West. It was very much a military necessity to evacuate the Japanese Americans. On Pg 1, it states “The security of the Pacific Coast continues to require the exclusion of Japanese from the area now prohibited to them and will so continue as long as that military necessity exists.” This means that they are not allowed on the West Coast because of the threat made by Japan. They will not be allowed to return back until it is no longer a military necessity and the threat is gone. They needed to take “...anti-sabotage and counter espionage measures….”(DeWitt, Pg. 1). This included removing the Japanese Americans from the Pacific Coast until the war was over. There were more than 115,000 Japanese that resided on the coast (DeWitt, Pg 1). This is a large amount and they had to be dealt with for the security of the U.S. Had we not done what we had, the West Coast may have been attacked by Japan with the help of the Japanese already living in America. Another reason for the movement of …show more content…
Many Americans felt hatred toward the Japanese Americans. This is because it was their race that did this. They were angry at them and thought them to be plotting against us and helping Japan. Some of them surely were spies for them, but we didn’t want any unwanted deaths. We moved them to a safe spot away from a hating society. “Widespread ignorance of Japanese Americans… and… an atmosphere of fear and anger….” (Congress, Pg. 5). There were many instances in which the Japanese were treated harshly. They were given homes away from angry Americans. They were provided for well, and were
Bombing at Pearl Harbor. Nearly all of the West Coast navy fleet destroyed. This prepared Japan to make a straightforward attack on the U.S. We were afraid of the many Japanese Americans living on the West coast to help them, considering they’re loyalties were unknown. The decision was made to relocate all of the American citizens with a Japanese ancestry. They were moved to more central America. This was so they were not as close to Military bases and important sites on the west coast. The relocation of the Japanese Americans from California was justified because there was going to undoubtedly be some sabotage from them, it was a military necessity, and they wanted to protect them from racism and hatred that came from many Americans. Many Americans were afraid of the Japanese after the surprise bombing at Pearl Harbor. …show more content…
The Japanese American’s loyalty was unknown. On Pg. 1, it said “There will undoubtedly be some sabotage financed by Japan and executed largely by imported agents.” ( This shows that at least some of the Japanese living near or on the West Coast were spies. We had to move them for the general safety of America. Had we not, there would have easily been an attack on the U.S. because there was not a strong naval fleet to protect us and there would be help from on the inside. In Doc B it also says that there were roughly 250 - 300 suspects under surveillance of Japanese ancestry in each Naval District. That means there were already lots of threats that supported the Japanese in the war. We had to move them where they were much less of a threat and could be dealt with better while they rebuilt the naval fleet on the West. It was very much a military necessity to evacuate the Japanese Americans. On Pg 1, it states “The security of the Pacific Coast continues to require the exclusion of Japanese from the area now prohibited to them and will so continue as long as that military necessity exists.” This means that they are not allowed on the West Coast because of the threat made by Japan. They will not be allowed to return back until it is no longer a military necessity and the threat is gone. They needed to take “...anti-sabotage and counter espionage measures….”(DeWitt, Pg. 1). This included removing the Japanese Americans from the Pacific Coast until the war was over. There were more than 115,000 Japanese that resided on the coast (DeWitt, Pg 1). This is a large amount and they had to be dealt with for the security of the U.S. Had we not done what we had, the West Coast may have been attacked by Japan with the help of the Japanese already living in America. Another reason for the movement of …show more content…
Many Americans felt hatred toward the Japanese Americans. This is because it was their race that did this. They were angry at them and thought them to be plotting against us and helping Japan. Some of them surely were spies for them, but we didn’t want any unwanted deaths. We moved them to a safe spot away from a hating society. “Widespread ignorance of Japanese Americans… and… an atmosphere of fear and anger….” (Congress, Pg. 5). There were many instances in which the Japanese were treated harshly. They were given homes away from angry Americans. They were provided for well, and were