Executive Order 9066
Roosevelt on february 19 1942.
Executive order 9066. The order cleared the way for the deportation of japanese americans to internment camps as a result tens of thousands of japanese. Executive order 9066 was a united states presidential executive order signed and issued during world war ii by united states president franklin d. Congress then implemented the order on march 21 1942 by passing public law 503.
Authorizing the secretary of war to prescribe military areas. From children of the camps web site. To reduce these irrational fears president franklin d.
Roosevelt on february 19 1942 authorizing the secretary of war to prescribe certain areas as military zones. Authorizing the secretary of war to prescribe military areas. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066 initiating a controversial world war ii policy with lasting consequences for japanese americans.
Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national defense material national defense premises and national defense utilities as defined in section 4 act of april 20 1918 40 stat. After japan attacked pearl harbor on december 7 1941 and the united states entered a war in europe and the pacific the nation was overcome by shock anger and fear a fear exaggerated by long standing anti asian prejudice. The executive order authorized the army to remove any.
Executive order 9066 was a presidential executive order it was signed and issued during world war ii by the president of the united states franklin d. This order authorized the secretary of war to prescribe certain areas as military zones clearing the way for the incarceration of japanese americans german americans and italian americans in u s. Full text of executive order 9066 issued by president franklin d.
Roosevelt issued executive order 9066 authorizing exclusion. Roosevelt signed executive order 9066 on february 19 1942. Ten weeks later president franklin roosevelt signed executive order 9066 under which nearly.
The west coast was divided into military zones and on february 19 1942 president franklin d.