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Why were Japanese Americans living on the West Coast interned after the Pearl Harbor attack?
Many community leaders feared that Japanese Americans might be attacked by angry mobs and needed a safe place to live.
Japanese Americans were interned so that they might more easily contribute to the war effort.
Many people feared the presence of Japanese spies after Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor.
Japanese Americans were interned to prevent them from joining the German side in the European campaign.
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Many people feared the presence of Japanese spies after Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor.
The government justified Executive Order 9066 and the forced removal as a military necessity to prevent espionage and sabotage. In reality the action was driven by wartime hysteria, racial prejudice, and political pressure; later investigations (and the 1988 Civil Liberties Act) found the internment was unjustified and motivated in large part by racism rather than actual security threats.
The government justified Executive Order 9066 and the forced removal as a military necessity to prevent espionage and sabotage. In reality the action was driven by wartime hysteria, racial prejudice, and political pressure; later investigations (and the 1988 Civil Liberties Act) found the internment was unjustified and motivated in large part by racism rather than actual security threats.
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