... accounts of two young Americans will be used to represent each cultural group during the three points of the war. The first person is Jeanne Wakatsuki, a second generation Japanese American. The second individual is Ira Hays, a Pima Indian living in Arizona. The beginning of the war came with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The declaration of war with Japan affected many people in America in a number of ... Her citizenship did not matter when Executive Order 9066 was signed by Franklin Roosevelt in February of 1942. The order was activated after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The order...

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... changed by one of the most shocking and unforgettable events in the history of the world, the bombing of Pearl Harbor (Exploring the Japanese American Internment). On this fateful day, the Japanese conducted a surprise military strike and bombing on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For the most part, the bombing of Pearl Harbor will go down in history as the tipping point of the tumultuous relationship between the United States and ... Japan and in particular, the event that triggered ... ...

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