Question

Why were the Japanese placed in internment camps during WW2?

Answer 1

The Pearl Harbor bombing. The US thought every Japanese citizen was a enemy since the attackers were Japanese.They put them in the camps for the Japanese Americans safety and the caucasians.

Answer 2

Answer:

Many Americans worried that citizens of Japanese ancestry would act as spies or saboteurs for the Japanese government. Fear — not evidence — drove the U.S. to place over 127,000 Japanese-Americans in concentration camps for the duration of WWII. Over 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II.