World War II was a time of deliberate hatred among groups of innocent people who were used as scapegoats. Japanese Americans were persecuted because they resembled citizens of Japan who attacked the United States on December 7, 1941, at the Pearl Harbor naval base. This hatred towards the group was due to the newspapers' fear of the American people, as well as the government's restrictions on the rights of Japanese Americans. Japanese Americans were mistreated during World War II simply because they were different. These men, women, and children were hated by the American public because they resembled members of the Japanese army that attacked the United States. These people were hated only by association, even though many had come to the United States to create a better life for their families. The federal government has ruled on most of the reasons behind Japanese internment camps. More than two-thirds of the Japanese sentenced to internment camps in the spring of 1942 were in fact American citizens. Internment camps were the centerpiece of the legal confinement of minorities. Most camps were extremely overcrowded and provided deplorable living conditions. The conditions included "barracks covered with tar paper, of simple frame construction, without plumbing or cooking facilities of any kind." Unfortunately, coal was very difficult for the internees to find, so most had only the rationed blankets to sleep on. As for food, the allowance was approximately 48 cents per internee. This food was served in a dining hall for around 250 people and by other internees. Leadership positions within the camp were assigned only to American-born Japanese, or Nisei. Ultimately, the government decided that... middle of paper... a group of citizens were being processed during this period. Unfortunately, this is probably because it reveals the worst of the American government. This treatment is treated as a stain on U.S. history by U.S. citizens who know about it. This is not at all the case for Japanese Americans who experienced this, as well as those close to these people. The management of these people was a cruel and unjust act that has never been shown with the harshness that it really is. In Germany, these were called concentration camps, and they are known throughout the world as the worst period in history. In the United States, the subject is brushed aside without showing any concern. In any other country, the United States would have been horrified, but this happened in our country. So, since the country is always right, this cruelty is ignored..