Remembering

the Japanese
By: Eleanor, Hailey, Jb, David

What is AGS?
AGS (The Academy for Global Studies) is a program at Austin High School
dedicated to global learning and a international understanding that prepares
students for an interconnected world.
AGS challenges students to become globally aware and responsive to the
changing world through projects, trips and in the classroom.
Website: www.agsaustin.org

Background Information
1928-1932:Domestic crisis from the
great depression which caused falling
prices, social unrest and
unemployment.
Prime minister was shot, and the
civilians power in the government
began to decrease.
1932-1936: Great East Asian Co
Prosperity Sphere- Asian unification
against western imperialism.

Burning of neighborhoods

Leading up to Pearl Harbor

1940- Tripartite Pact: creating the Rome-Tokyo-Berlin Axis
Japan focused on getting oil from the Dutch Indies
However, when Japan would not remove troops from China, Roosevelt announced an oil embargo
Lead to the motivation behind the Pearl Harbor Attack
Pearl Harbor: December of 1941, Japanese fighter jets attacked a naval base in Hawaii, killing
more than 2,000 Americans

Internment Camps
After Pearl Harbor, Anti Japanese paranoia increased because there were fears
Japanese Americans were remaining loyal to their ancestry, even though there
was no evidence.
Roosevelt signed an order to relocate Japanese Americans to internment
camps, forcing many to sell their homes and property and leave their normal
lives behind.
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National Impact
The early forties marked a time period
in US history in which there was growing
anti-Japanese sentiments amongst
citizens as a result of the bombing of Pearl
Harbor.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
authorized the deportation and
incarceration of Japanese citizens with
Executive Order 9066. More than
100,000 Japanese Americans were forced
out of their homes and into Internment
Camps (around 62% of these Japanese
Americans were legal citizens).

A Lasting National Effect

In 1980 President Jimmy Carter opened
investigations to determine whether the decision
to put Japanese Americans into internment
camps had been justified by the government.
In 1988 President Ronald Reagan signed
into law the Civil Liberties Act, which apologized
for the internment on behalf of the US
government and authorized a payment of $20,000
to each individual camp survivor, the legislation
admitted that government actions were based on
racial prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of
political leadership.

Global Effect
The effects of Pearl Harbor could be felt around the globe. The United States established itself as
a prominent member of the Axis powers following the attack, directly targeting Japan as part of
the enemy.
The placement of Japanese Americans in
internment camps reinforced the prejudice
and fear expressed by Americans during
World War II. It was also an attempt to exercise
superiority, and maintain the position of the
United States as a growing world power.

Our Monument Idea

Japanese peace garden
Designed in the shape of a lotus flower, with cherry trees and small plants
lining the walkways. In the center is a courtyard with a statue surrounded
by benches.
The quiet and peaceful atmosphere helps visitors to reflect on the hardships
endured by Japanese-Americans during World War 2.

Conclusion
Any questions or comments?
Thank you so much for allowing us to come
and for listening!

Citations
"Imperial Japan." HISTORY. Imperial Japan, 23 Mar. 2014. Web. 14 May 2015. <http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-ofww2/imperial-japan>.
"Japanese Aggression - Boundless Open Textbook." Boundless. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015. <https://www.boundless.com/u-shistory/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/from-isolation-to-world-war-ii-1930-1943-26/conflict-in-the-pacific203/japanese-aggression-1112-8751/>.
"Japanese-American Internment." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, 2008. Web. 14 May 2015.
<http://www.ushistory.org/us/51e.asp>.