Alaina+K.


 * What is your //general// belief about who or what is most responsible for causing the conflict?**

I believe that World War II and the Japanese internment really became a big thing, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. I think that if Japan would have held back, and not bombed the U.S, then the war would probably would not have become such a big event.

**What is the relevant background information (i.e. who, what, when, where)?**

World War II and the Japanese internment took place on December 7, 1941. That was the day that the Japanese bombed pearl harbor. The war didnt become such a big event until Japan bombed the U.S, then the war really started! The government believed that Japanese Americans were spies from their homeland so they took care of the problem by sending all Japanese Americans in places called inrernment camps. The war basically took place in the U.S. and some along the west coast.

**What were 3 factors that helped cause the conflict (politics, economics, geography, history)?**

I first think that the Government telling the Japanese who lived along the West Coast, to leave their homes and go to a Japanese Internment camp would revolve around poltics. Next, I think that Japanese people coming to the U.S. to bomb Pearl Harbor would fall under geography. Last, I believe that the reason why the Japanese bombed pearl Harbor was because the U.S. cut off trade with Japan. That would probably fall under economics, because it involves money.

**Explain why one factor is more important than the others.**

I think that the U.S. cuting of trade with Japan is more important than the others because it really was a big cause of the conflict. If the U.S didnt cut of trade with Japan then they probably wouldnt have bombed Pearl harbor and the war wouldnt be such a big thing.

**How could the conflict have been avoided?**

Just like what I said above, I believe that if the U.S. didnt cut off trade with Japan then the conflict could have been avoided. If Japan didnt bomb Pearl Harbor then the war could have go on without it being such a big event in world history.

Lambert, Dale and Clark, Dustin, Washington a State of Contrasts. Washington: DMI, 2008 Who was Frank Knox. [] 5/20 Japanese Recolection Center []
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