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Japanese-American Internment during World War 2DBQThis task is based on the accompanying documents (1-5). The essay you will write will test your ability to work with historical documents. As you analyze these documents, take into account both the source of the document and the author's point of view. Directions: Read the documents and answer the questions after each document. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the president of the United States ordered that the military could exclude people from strategic areas. This order, intended to prevent spying and sabotage, was used to send about 120,000, Japanese American citizens to relocation centers , or internment camps. These American citizens lost their jobs, homes and pride having to be sent away and live in poor conditions behind armed guard fencing for the remainder of the war, some for as long as four years. Many of those sent away were children. After the war, these citizens of the United States went back to rebuild their lives, with never an apology from the government for what they had endured. It wasn’t until 1988, that then President Reagan, officially apologized on behalf of the United States government to these American citizens for their treatment during World War 2. Task:By using information from the documents, as well as your knowledge of the topic, write an essay that includes: Include an introduction, conclusion and supporting paragraph(s). Be sure to include specific details. You must also include additional information from your knowledge of social studies. 1. Document 1: 2. Document 2: Government document stating interment SOURCE http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/89manzanar/89facts2a.htm Read over the May 3, 1942 document from the Western Defense Command And Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration. 3. Document 3: 4. Photograph 4:
5. Document 5: Read the letters sent back to Elizabath Willis’ class from students at the internment camp. |