1. WWII and Japanese Internment
Modern American History

2. Korematsu decision Why was Korematsu detained?
What role did race play in this decision?
What role did time play in the decision?
“Concentration camp”???

3. Japanese Internment Executive Order 9066
Signed by FDR February 1942
Internment begins March 1942
Ten camps located in remote desert areas
Businesses, homes, possessions sold at fraction of worth, bring what they can carry
Wooden barracks, partial walls, family shares one room, communal toilets, bathing facilities in full view of sentries, armed guards and barbed wire

4. Japanese Internment
Over 120,000 of Japanese descent forcibly relocated into concentration camps
Both people born in Japan (1/3) and U.S. citizens (2/3)

14. Left: Aerial Photo of Granada Center from the Water Tower - Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Photo by Joe McClelland , 6/20/1943 Below: Poston Relocation Center

17. Reflection Paragraph
Based on the precedent set in the Hirabayashi & Korematsu decisions as well as these images, answer the following questions
In general, should Americans be expected to have their basic civil liberties taken away in order to protect the nation from a possible threat?
In the case of internment, were the actions justified or did the U.S. government go too far?
Should security pay extra attention today to people who appear to be “Middle Eastern/Muslim”?