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How did the internment of Japanese Americans, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, impact World War II?

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In my opinion, the Japanese internment during WWII had no effect on the war itself, but rather, had its greatest effect on those interred. Though the government took the initial stance that internment would not happen, it didn't take long before the President buckled under the force of the American people. Pearl Harbor was an all out strike against America. Public opinion, hysteria, and fear played a large part in people's feelings and their pressure on the government to insure things were safe at home. Pearl Harbor brought the United States into the war, the internment of Japanese Americans made them feel safer.

Thus, those affected the most by the internment were the people who were taken from their homes to barracks so overcrowded that there wasn't room to move.... let alone any privacy. These people, good or bad, lost their homes, their possessions, their jobs, and worst of all..... they lost their integrity. Three years in an internment camp caused long lasting effects on the people..... but it had little effect on the war.