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Second World War Internment Camps Justifiable

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The controversy surrounding the idea of the use of the internment camps during the second World War, is a highly debated issue. Was the US wrong to act out of fear in a time of great distress; or was it justifiable? In this essay, I will be arguing in favor of the US, stating, the internment camps were justifiable under the circumstances of the pearl harbor bombing. The first reason I bring forth to justify the US internment camps was that in a time of fear and distress, the US had reacted in a was that was to protect it’s people. In this, I mean that the Pearl Harbor Bombing was taken as a threat and in an effort to protect the people, the US took the available information and made decisions that would protect the people from as much future danger as possible. A quote from an article published in regards to the bombing reads, “suddenly the japanese . . . threatened our very national existence.” This quote, it shows just how threatening the situation was; this just goes to show the true magnitude of the situation. The US was in danger and acted in the safest way possible. …show more content…

To some extent, they are all right. But I pose a question to all those who believe that camps are wrong: What would you do under the circumstances? See, the US didn’t just throw people in camps without batting an eye, there was a long thought process. One has to figure that things like this, don’t just happen. People thought long and hard before they decided to set up the camps. Why were we bomber? Will it happen again? Is there someone on the, “inside?” if so, who? These are all things that were pondered on before the camps were

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