Answer to Question #172626 in History for Jessica D Angeles

Question

Why were Japanese Americans interned during WWII? 

Answer 1

Why were Japanese Americans interned during WWII?

There were several reasons associated with the internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War. One of the reasons was that the United States government was not sure if any Japanese was living in the country, who could be serving as a Japanese spy. Therefore, the government wanted to put all the Japanese in a specific area where they could be easily supervised and controlled by the army. The second reason was that the U.S. feared that the Americans who had Japanese ancestry could attack the U.S. citizens any time, and therefore, they had to be confined.