World War II was a time of deliberate hatred between groups of innocent people who were used as scapegoats. Japanese Americans were persecuted because they resembled citizens of Japan, which had attacked the United States on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor Naval Base. This hatred towards the group was due to newspapers creating fear for the American people, as well as the government limiting the rights of Japanese-Americans. Japanese Americans were mistreated during World War II for no other reason than they were different. These men, women and children were detested by the American public because they resembled those in the Japanese army that had attacked the United States. These people were hated only by association, even though many had come to the United States to create a better life for their family. The federal government established most of the reasons behind the Japanese internment camps. More than two-thirds of the Japanese sentenced to internment camps in the spring of 1942 were in fact citizens of the United States. Internment camps were the fulcrum of legal boundaries for minorities. Most of the camps were extremely overcrowded and lived in poor living conditions. Conditions included “tar-paper covered shacks of simple frame construction without plumbing or cooking facilities of any kind.” Unfortunately, coal was very difficult to find for the internees, so most only had rationed blankets for sleeping. As for food, the sum amounted to approximately 48 cents per inmate. This food was served in a canteen of around 250 people and by other internees. Leadership positions within the camp were given only to Japanese Americans, or Nisei. Ultimately, the government decided that... middle of paper... a group of citizens were being treated during this period. Unfortunately, this is most likely because it highlights the worst side of the US government. This treatment is treated as a stain on U.S. history to U.S. citizens who learn about it. This is not at all the case for Japanese Americans who have gone through this experience, as well as their relatives. The handling of these people was a cruel and unjust act that has never been shown as harshly as it truly is. In Germany they were called concentration camps and it is known throughout the world as the worst period in history. In the United States, people ignore the topic, without showing any concern. In any other country, the United States would have been horrified, but it happened in our country. Therefore, because the country is always right, this cruelty is ignored.