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  1. History Lessons
  2. U.S. History
  3. The New Deal and World War II
  4. Japanese American Incarceration
Topic: U.S. History
Time Period: The New Deal and World War II
Category: Lesson Plan

Japanese American Incarceration

In 1942, over 100,000 individuals of Japanese origin or descent were forced from their homes and incarcerated. Their detention was federally mandated. However, a federal investigation in the early 1980s concluded that Japanese Americans posed no military threat. In this lesson, students investigate a series of primary documents to address the question: Why did the United States government incarcerate Japanese Americans during World War II?

[All files updated on 8/27/18.]

Image: Photo of people leaving Buddhist church in Manzanar Relocation Center taken by Ansel Adams in 1943. From the Library of Congress.

Image: Photo of people leaving Buddhist church in Manzanar Relocation Center taken by Ansel Adams in 1943. From the Library of Congress.

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