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Essay On Executive Order 9056

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After the Japanese attacked the United States’ naval base of Pearl Harbor in 1941, relations between the two nations became even more complicated and hostile. This attack put the United States on edge, and the idea of the Japanese planning more attacks made the United States question the loyalty of some of its Japanese-American citizens. The United States were also worried about how the rest of the population would react to and feel towards these Japanese-Americans. This fear and lack of certainty made the United States government take some questionable measures. President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and it resulted in the relocation of the majority of Japanese-Americans. This act caused many …show more content…

The government created this order because of the chance, regardless of how big or small, that there would be disloyal Japanese-Americans in the United States aiding the enemy. This order was seen in two ways. It was either seen as a necessary act to protect the security of the United States, or it was seen as a racist act which unethically imprisoned many American citizens and violated their constitutional rights. Although this order was seen by some as irrational, it gave many citizens a peace of mind in regard to the war coming to their home. It was also intended to protect the Japanese-Americans from people with strong anti-Japanese feelings. This order would protect them from people who might act out of anger towards the Japanese. Although this did not justify the reasoning behind the order for many people, it can be seen that there was a reasonable explanation behind it. The United States government did not create this order simply to be hostile towards Japanese-Americans. They did it with the rest of the country in mind. In this situation the benefits of internment camps outweighed the possible negative …show more content…

This order was passed even though it violated certain rights guaranteed by the constitution. This order did not give the Japanese-Americans a hearing or a trail when they were arrested for disobeying the order. They also were discriminated against based on race. Even though, it clearly violated the constitution, Executive Order 9066 was approved because the government had the power to do what was deemed necessary in time of war to protect the United States and its citizens. Japanese-Americans felt powerless and betrayed by their home. There was nothing they could do or say to make a case against this

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