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﻿**Japanese Internment during World War II**

**Background** : After December 7, there was growing anxiety and fear. Political leaders and the media fueled these emotions. In pre-World War II America, anti-Asian sentiments were reflected in laws and policies. Many leaders and organizations saw the bombing of Pearl Harbor as an opportunity to rid the United States of Japanese Americans. They began to spread unfounded rumors that Japanese American were spies for Japan. Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were born in the United States and therefore citizens, became targets who were blamed for the bombing of Pearl Harbor. They were viewed as the enemy. Japanese Americans, victimized by previous discrimination, were now totally isolated and easy targets for racists acts.

During the month of January 1941, in a climate of increasing war hysteria, President Roosevelt and his advisors listened to military leaders. These leaders said that Japanese Americans could not be trusted and posed a threat to national security. They claimed that there was a "military necessity" to remove Japanese Americans from the west Coast. However, a federal investigation had been conducted on the loyalty of the Japanese Americans. The report stated that Japanese American were extremely loyal to the U.S. and posed no threat. In fact, not one instance of spying or sabotage was ever proven. Despite the report, President Roosevelt signed an order (Executive Order 9066) that authorized the mass removal and incarceration of 120,00 Japanese Americans.

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**US II Frameworks: ** **USII.15**: Analyze how German aggression and Japanese aggression in Asia contributed to the start of World War II. E. Pearl Harbor ** Common Core State Standards for History/Social Studies ** ** Key Ideas and Details **: RH.11-12.2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
 * USII.17**: Explain important domestic events that took place during the war. (H, E)D. the internment of West Coast Japanese-Americans in the U.S. and Canada

** Integration of Knowledge and Ideas :** RH.11-12.7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media''


 * Massachusetts Technology Standards: **
 * **// Standard 1. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of computers and applications, as well as an understanding of the concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity. //** ||

G9-12: 1.27 Use search engines and online directories G9-12: 1.33 Use of variety of applications to plan, create, and edit multimedia products
 * Internet, Networking, and Online Communication **
 * Multimedia **
 * **// Standard 3. Demonstrate the ability to use technology for research, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation. //** ||

G9-12: 3.1 Devise and demonstrate strategies for efficiently collecting and organizing information from electronic sources. G9-12: 3.3 Select the most appropriate search engines and directories for specific research tasks. G9-12: 3.6 Use a variety of media to present information for specific purposes
 * Research: **
 * Communication **

**Essential Questions** :
 * ** What are human Rights, and how do we protect them? **
 * ** Should terrorism and war in the world justify violating a person’s human rights? **
 * **Whose responsibility is it to safeguard our democratic ideals?**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Objectives :**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Identify the causes that led to the Japanese internment camps in 1942**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Identify examples of prejudice against Japanese Americans demonstrated by the public and the press.**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Define key terms concerning Japanese internment**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Analyze and interpret primary source documents**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Identify main ideas and supporting facts in note-taking**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Evaluate political cartoons using visual discovery methods**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Assess the government’s decision to remove Japanese Americans from the West Coast**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">** Explain what happened to a typical Japanese-American who experienced the evacuation and relocation procedures. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Evaluate the reliability of websites**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Compare the treatment of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the treatment of Muslim Americans after the 911 Terrorist attacks of 2001**


 * Task: Then and Now ** :

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Students will use information gained from documents, visuals, personal testimonies and notes recorded on the Japanese Internment Camps as well as research conducted on the treatment of Muslim Americans to:


 * Write a comparative essay on the treatment of Japanese Americans in 1942 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the treatment of Muslim Americans after the September 11th Terrorists attacks of 2001. **


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Student assessments will be based on **:


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. Creation of a detailed outline prepared with the use of [|Bubl.us] or [|mindmono] to sketch out the main ideas you wish to include in your writing piece **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2. Comparative essay (//remember this includes the way the two groups are similar as well as different)// **