US History: Japanese Internment & Executive Order 9066

Directions: Use the website below to learn more about Japanese Internment. Go through each module, looking at the primary and secondary sources. In a Google Drive document, answer the below writing prompts. Use evidence from the exhibit to shape your answers.

Smithsonian Online Exhibit

Writing Prompts: USE EVIDENCE FROM THE EXHIBIT!
1. Describe the process of interning the Japanese complete with the reasons and justifications by the Federal government.
2. Describe the experience of those in the camp system.  What was life like? Besides the environmental changes, how did this system alter the lives of those interned? How did life remain the same?
3. How did the Japanese demonstrate their loyalty to America? Describe their service in the military when they were allowed to join.