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Yazarlar: Mehmet Oğuzhan TULUN

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Relocation,Internment,People of Japanese descent,The

Özet: Following Japan’s attack on the United States during WorldWar II, the US government of the time decided to relocate and internpeople of Japanese descent – both citizen and resident alien - away frommilitarily sensitive and strategically important areas. The USgovernment cited military necessity for these relocation and internmentpolicies. Several American citizens of Japanese descent objected to suchpolicies, and their cases were heard at the US Supreme Court – whichultimately affirmed the government’s policies. Years later, informationsurfaced that the military necessity cited by the government was notbased on facts. This revelation brought with it a series of apologies,overturning of convictions and restitutions. This article examinesvarious aspects of this relocation and internment as outlined above: thebackground, the content, and consequences of these policies; the USSupreme Court cases; and the developments after World War II. Thisarticle will also briefly compare these policies with the relocation policycarried out by the Ottoman government against Armenian people duringWorld War I, and explain why the two cases are fundamentally differentfrom each other

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