The Japanese Internment during World War II

With Liberty and Justice for All? The United States Misuse of Power over Japanese Americans during World War II The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II has long been a topic of debate. The government of the United States has claimed this action, after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, was a "military necessity", taken as a means of national security. Hirabayashi v. United States and Korematsu v. United States were two of …

…entire minority group into concentration camps, denying them constitutional rights and giving them no opportunity to defend themselves. In addition, upon closure of their actions, their innocence was not acknowledged, nor were they given any aid in recovering their lives. It can be seen, then, that the actions taken by the government between the years of 1942-1945 were based not out of clear and present danger towards the country, but on generalizations, misconceptions, and racism.