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History - Japanese Internment
History - Japanese Internment
Canada was justified and it was necessary to imprison the Japanese for many reasons. At the time,
the Japanese were trying to expand on the East. In the attempt to expand, Japan attacked Pearl Harbour
and Hong Kong where Canadian troops were stationed. Canada was in a state of panic for the Japanese
might take over Canada. This means that it was only reasonable for Canada to cut off all sources of
information (Japanese newspapers, schools, etc.), imprison everyone that was Japanese, and sell their
assets to pay for their imprisonment. If they didn’t, the Japanese could have sent information to one
another or other Japanese soldiers overseas for a surprise invasion. At the time, there was nothing wrong
with this imprisonment because it kept every other Canadian safe and protected our country. If they had
not interned and detained all Japanese people, Canada would have been invaded and destroyed. Not only
did it serve as a method of protection, but a way of revenge as well. For all those Canadians killed
overseas, it was valid for us to detain the Japanese to show Japan that their people are suffering because of
what they did to Canadian soldiers.