The day after _______ , the United States formally declared war on Japan and entered World War II. Over the next few months, almost _______ people of Japanese ancestry, over 60 percent of whom were American _______ , were removed from their homes, businesses and farms on the West Coast and forced to live in _______ camps.
Why? The U.S. government feared that these individuals, simply because of their _______ , posed a national security threat.