1. Freedom
... a target of discrimination. The fear spread as time went on and eventually leaders in California, Oregon, and Washington Ritzert 2 demanded that all residents of Japanese ancestry be removed from their homes along the coast and relocated because of the possibility of their connection with Japanese intelligence. As a result of this pressure, on February 19, 1942 President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 ... United States (Noe, Michael). One hundred and twenty thousand men, woman, and children were forced to sell their property, businesses, and homes. They were moved into internment...
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