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Why were Japanese Americans interned during World War II?

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There were several well-publicized cases of Japanese American spies being caught operating in the United States

Without any significant factual evidence, the government perceived Japanese Americans as being a threat to national security

The safety of Japanese Americans was threatened because most of the Japanese American community lived in war zones

Japanese Americans feared that Japan would try to punish them for siding with the United States in the war

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Without any significant factual evidence, the government perceived Japanese Americans as being a threat to national security.
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