Japanese-American Internment Camps

Book Overview

In addition to providing the impetus for American entry into World War II, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor triggered the forced removal of 110,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast to remote camps in barren inland areas. The authors in this volume illustrate the arguments in favor of relocation, as well as provide personal experiences of the evacuation, imprisonment and interrogation by federal authorities, the day-to-day life in the relocation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737704128
• ISBN13: 9780737704129
• Release Date: January 1812
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8