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On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D.Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which called for the eviction and internment of all Japanese Americans. After Pearl Harbor, all Japanese were looked upon as being capable of sabotage. The interments began in April 1942. The Japanese-Americans were transported on buses and trains to camps in California, Utah, Arizona and other states. They were always under military guard. The Japanese-Americans were housed in livestock stalls in the beginning, or in windowless shacks that were crowded and lacked sufficient ventilation, electricity and sanitation facilities. There was also a shortage of food and medicines.

The internment camps were located in remote, uninhabitable areas. In the desert camps daytime temperatures often reached 100 degrees or more. And sub-zero winters were common in the northern camps. Some of the camp names were; Angel Park, Sharp Park, Tuna Canyon and Manzanar. The camps were guarded by barbed wire and guard......

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