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U.s. History: Japanese American Internment WebsiteU.s. History: Japanese American Internment Website
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Independence Hall Association
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5th - 8th
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U.s. History: Japanese American Internment

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After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, fear of Japanese-Americans irrationally increased, resulting in Roosevelt's executive order that created internment camps for American citizens. Read about the camps, the life in the camps, and the challenge to the executive order. Included is a map showing the locations of the internment camps.

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internment camps, japanese-american internment

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suspension of civil liberties, ushistory.org, franklin roosevelt's executive order, fred korematsu, independence hall association, korematsu v. the united states, nisei, relocation of japanese americans, u.s. history: japanese-american internment, anti-japanese paranoia, life in japanese internment camps

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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