Pearl Harbor

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The anger and hostility towards Japanese Americans was really set into motion by the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 by the Japanese. The attack led to leaders on the Pacific coast pressuring for something to be done with Japanese Americans. The government did make time curfews and travel restrictions for the Japanese Americans but Americans felt like it wasn’t enough. Propaganda after the war made fun of Japanese Americans which instilled more fear in Americans for their life. The United States felt as though Japanese Americans were really spies and could be planning another attack. http://www.morethings.com/images/theodor_seuss_geisel/dr-seuss-fifth-column-1943.jpeg

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Citations: Society, National Japanese American Historical. Pre- War Discrimination. 24 October 2010 .