Japanese American InternmentWithin weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese American men were rounded up and jailed like criminals. Their families were forced to obey a curfew and they had a five-mile travel limit. In addition, they were required to turn in their shortwave radios, cameras, binoculars, and firearms to local police.
On February 20, 1942, Executive Order 9066 was carried out and 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were ordered to leave their homes. Evacuees were only allowed what they could carry, including linens, clothing, dishes, toys, and utensils. They were taken to assembly centers at nearby fairgrounds and race tracks. These areas were secured with barbed wire fences and sentries were posted in guard towers. One tiny room was assigned to each family. Some of these rooms were nothing more than former horse stalls with linoleum placed directly over manure-covered ground. There was no furniture except for army cots, no running water, and no heat. Communal bathrooms with toilets and showers had to be shared with 300 other people. Lines for meals were long, and the food served was not their usual diet. The Japanese Americans spent the spring and summer of 1942 in these makeshift quarters until they were moved into one of ten different camps in Idaho, California, Wyoming, Arizona, and Arkansas. These “new” camps weren't much better than the ones they had left. Barbed wire surrounded the areas, and sentries stood watch. Rows of black barracks covered with tar paper were their new homes. Rooms were one of three sizes and were assigned one per family, depending on the number of family members. One hanging ceiling light, a closet, and windows decorated each room. Thin walls assured them of no privacy. Evacuees made what furniture they could. Women ordered fabric through mail order catalogs and sewed curtains. People planted outdoor gardens, and students attended camp schools which lacked even basic supplies like books and paper. Japanese Americans were kept in these barracks until 1944. |
The Atomic Bomb
Use the following article on the atomic bomb to answer the first few questions on your worksheet. Atomic Weapon History
Go to the following link to answer the questions about the atomic bomb - Firestorm Simulator Link
To see info about today's nuclear weapons, click here to answer the questions.
Go to the following link to see the consequences of nuclear war.
Go to the following link to answer the questions about the atomic bomb - Firestorm Simulator Link
To see info about today's nuclear weapons, click here to answer the questions.
Go to the following link to see the consequences of nuclear war.
If you have time, go to the following link, pick and article to read and fill out the graphic organizer about your article. Be sure to include the title, but you do not need to fill in the spot for "author". You may turn this in any time before the next test for bonus points. You will find the assignment in Google Classroom.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-teachers/fact-sheets/
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-teachers/fact-sheets/