Amst 310 test - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Film: Tradition of Honor - ANSWER documentary about 442nd regimental combat team and 100th battalion Film: The Untold Story - ANSWER The internment of Japanese Americans in Hawaii Military Units - ANSWER 442nd Regimental Combat Team and The 100th Battalion Key Events Leading up to WW II - ANSWER Battle of Niihau Bombing of Pearl Harbor Bombing of Pearl Harbor - ANSWER December 7, 1941

Who were the Gannenmono? What type of people were part of this group? Why did they return home after their contracts expired? - ANSWER a.First year men (Meiji one) sent to Hawaii to experiment further Japanese immigration. d because most were not laborers, therefore unaccustomed to work and didn't like taking orders from non-Japanese people. c.Japanese government heard of their mistreatment and recalled them. about 100 of them chose to stay. What is the name of the Pacific Ocean current t...

As an Issei, if you had the choice of immigrating to Peru, Canada, or Brazil, which country would you choose? Why? Compare and contrast the Japanese experience in each country. You should NOT discuss the experience of Japanese Americans in the United States. - ANSWER

Reasons for internment (2 public and 2 private)* - ANSWER public: 1. humanitarian, for their own good 2. Military Necessity, because they had the face of their enemies private: 1. Economic, a chance for white people to get rid of the Nisei citizens who owned land and businesses 2. Racism, white hostility was strong against Japanese