Camps
What did the US government do to Japanese Americans right after the bombing of Pearl Habor?
The US government made them give away there houses and be sent to camps.
Who was it dropped on?
Japan
What harbor was attacked?
Pearl Harbor
Deserts
Dry, hot, and made of minerals
How many aircraft carriers and aircrafts did Japan lose?
4 aircraft carriers and 322 aircrafts
How many Japanese Americans were affected with Executive Order 9066?
117,000 Japanese Americans
What was the name of the project that developed it?
The Manhattan project
What year did Japan attack?
1941
Internment camp
A prison camp where people are forcibly confined
Why did Japan want Midway?
Because they could invade Hawaii easier
Why were Japanese Americans put in camps?
Americans thought they were spies during WWII
When did they drop the bomb?
August 6, 1945
What ocean was the attack in?
Pacific Ocean
Backlash
A strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development
How many Japanese people died?
Around 3,000 people
What were the camps like?
The camps were dirty, dusty and mostly in the desert
What two city was the bombs supposed to drop on?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
What were the reason for the attack on pearl harbor?
Too take control over the Pacific
442nd Regiment
It was a U.S military unit that was entirely
made up of Japanese americans from Hawaii and the internment camps
What method did the Allied forces attack the Japanese bases on the islands?
Island Hopping
How much money did the US government pay each Japanese American family after putting them in the camps?
Who ordered the drop of the atomic bomb on Japan?
Harry S Truman
What act was passed that stopped resources being sent too Japan?
The Embargo Act
Executive Order 9066
Authorized the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, mostly U.S. citizens, from the West Coast during World War II, citing military necessity, leading to confinement in remote "relocation centers"
Why was the battle of Midway so important?
Because It was a major turning point in the war and who ever controls the island protects themselves from an attack