Transcript File - Dr. Daniel Harrold

Remember this?
What famous event is
shown here?
The Atom Bomb
President Harry S. Truman’s
decision in 1945 that ultimately
led to Japan’s surrender & the
end of World War II…
Let’s review events leading up
to this decision…
December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor
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On December 7, 1941
American sailors at
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
awoke to the sounds
of screaming sirens.
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Rushing to their
posts, they saw a sky
full of Japanese
planes.
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Within minutes, 2,500
American lives were
lost. (film clip)
December 8, 1941
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The US entered
World War II and
fought on the
side of the Allies,
against Japan
and also against
Hitler and
Germany
FDR Speech
FDR’s Speech: Analysis
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What information does FDR share about
the nature of Japan’s attack on Pearl
Harbor?
Based on the speech, how do you infer
FDR felt?
How do you imagine Americans felt
hearing this speech?
What do you think was the purpose of
this speech? Effective?
Internment Camps
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After the Pearl Harbor bombing, many Americans
viewed Japanese Americans with suspicion and fear.
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To quiet fears, President Roosevelt issued Executive
Order 9066, which ordered the army to round up
110,000 Japanese Americans living in America and
placed them in internment camps.
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Forced to sell their homes, businesses, and personal
possessions in a matter of days, the government
ordered them to report to evacuation centers and
then moved them to inland fenced areas, away
from the coasts of California, Oregon, and
Washington.
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Two-Thirds were
citizens. Half were
children
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It was not until 1988
that the federal
government
apologized for this
violation.
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Congress paid
$20,000 to each living
Japanese American
who had been
confined in the
camps.
Camps: Student Reaction
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Were you surprised to learn that America
had created such camps? Why/why not?
Why do you think the American
government made such a decision?
What historical events can you compare
America’s Japanese internment camps to?
Why is it wrong to single people out based
on their ethnicity, culture, or religion?
A Closer Look: Tule Lake
Tule Lake, in northern
California, was one of the
most infamous of the
internment camps.
Prisoners there held
frequent demonstrations
and strikes, demanding
their rights under the
U.S. Constitution.
Tule Lake
At its peak, Tule Lake held 18,789 internees.
Tule Lake was also one of
the last camps to be
closed, staying open until
March 20, 1946.
Topaz, Utah
The single internment camp located in Utah was at Topaz, sixteen
miles west of Delta, Utah. Named for a nearby mountain, Topaz
was in the middle of an area charitably described as a "barren,
sand-choked wasteland."
The first internees were moved into Topaz in September,
1942, and it was closed in October, 1945. At its peak,
Topaz held 9,408 people in barracks of tarpaper and wood.
Remembering History
Reflection: What lessons can we learn from
this part of history?
Cemetery
shrine at
Manzanar
site
“That Damned Fence”
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Where is the poet when he/she writes
this poem? Why is he/she there?
What is the tone of the poem? What
emotions does the poet express?
What conditions exist in the camp?
Explain the meaning of the last two
lines of the poem.