LAD #35: FDR's Executive Order #9066

After the horrific bombing on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt and the American people were cautious when dealing with any Japanese. The wariness was mostly directed to the Japanese living in America because people thought they might be spies relaying secret information back over to Japan. Because of all the paranoia , FDR's Executive Order #9066 was put into action. FDR's Executive Order #9066 set up concentrated military areas that held Japanese families. This was they were far and isolated from the American citizens. Nearly 120,000 Japanese were held in these relocation camps. Some other ethnic people were imprisoned here however the camps centered their attention on the internment of Japanese.