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How Did The United States End World War II?
World War II was the deadliest and most widespread war in human history. It lasted for six years from 1939-1945 and resulted in more than 60 million deaths. This war was fought between two sides known as the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Allies made up of several countries including the United States, France, and the United Kingdom and the Axis Powers which was made up by Germany, Italy, and Japan. Before World War II, the life of most people living in the United States was extremely difficult. It was suffering through the Great Depression which was the worst economic depression in the history of the Western world that occurred from 1929-1939. Millions of people were unemployed and lost their life savings. It would only end when World War …show more content…
The bombing of Pearl Harbor and entry of the United States into World War II caused several different problems for Japanese Americans. One such problem was being arrested and relocated. The wave of panic right after Pearl Harbor caused many people to become paranoid that Japanese Americans living among them might attack them or give information leading to major attacks. According to Lorraine B. Diehl, “... FBI agents went to the homes of Japanese aliens suspected of subversive activities. They were instructed to pack one suitcase, after which they were taken to nearby police stations where they were booked as ‘prisoners of the Federal authorities.’” (Diehl, 65). Most of the people who were arrested and put into specified locations were forced to leave everything they owned behind with most of it being lost. This was due to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signing an Executive order. According to history.com, “ U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 ordering all Japanese-Americans to evacuate the West Coast. This resulted in the relocation of approximately 120,000 people, many of whom were American citizens, to one of 10 internment camps located across the country.”(Japanese-American Relocation, 1). Anyone who managed to avoid this still had a hard time in life as most people wanted to avoid them meaning that Japanese Americans would get little …show more content…
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