Conclusion

Throughout World War II, Japan was one of the biggest threats to the United States and our homeland. The attack on Pearl Harbor is to this day one of the worst attacks on American soil, and will never be forgotten. This attack led to the United States questioning Japanese-American intentions, and ultimately led to the internment of over 120,000 Japanese-American citizens. The Loyalty Questionnaire was a way to show the government that you were loyal to the United States if you were of Japanese heritage, but the fact that they were being locked away and stripped of their liberty angered many of these people. Tension between Americans and Japanese-Americans grew during this stage of the war, and only escalated even after the war was over when the Japanese were allowed to return back to their homes. The sources used raise the question as to how representative of the American population were they, that is did more Americans support or not support the internment of these people? The significance of these findings are that this racial tension was felt at the end of the war, and led to many other issues of race in the near future. It would be interesting to take this research a step further and see how the Japanese-American racial tension played a role in other races racial discrimination, such as African-Americans. The next few decades would be vital for both cultures, and it would be interesting to see exactly how this happened.