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Why were people with japanese ancestry interned during world war 11

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Answer: Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 with the intention of preventing espionage on American shores. Military zones were created in California, Washington and Oregon—states with a large population of Japanese Americans—and Roosevelt's executive order commanded the relocation of Americans of Japanese ancestry.

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Answer: Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 with the intention of preventing espionage on American shores. Military zones were created in California, Washington and Oregon—states with a large population of Japanese Americans—and Roosevelt's executive order commanded the relocation of Americans of Japanese ancestry

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