LAD #35 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9066

This was an order put into use by the president during World War II which allowed Japanese Americans to be placed in relocation camps. He gave power to the FBI and all other federal agencies to do this and was very determined to have this done effectively. This put nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans into these internment camps. Although this order was mainly targeted at Japanese Americans, it also had an effect on German Americans and Italian Americans. This act showed the hatred towards the enemies in war and how strong the resentment was towards these countries and their actions.