A Dream is not a Decision

             The easiest way to escape any type of trouble is the shift the blame to another. This is demonstrated in every day life, and has formed a pattern in history. In World War II, not only were the Japanese, African Americans, and Jewish people fighting for their countries, but they were also struggling for their freedom and self worth. It is human nature to be afraid of difference, and intimidated by the unusual. The Japanese Americans were sent to Japan and to internment camps in America to prevent any enemy aliens from spying on the American army. The African American's were forbid to fight in the war because they were thought to be "traitors." The Jewish people in Germany were sent to death camps and/ or exported because the German's blamed them for their country's economic turmoil. All of these separate groups of people fighting against each other in the war, were all fighting for a common purpose- justice and equality. The Japanese, the African Americans, and the Jews were all scapegoats and were forced to take the blame for each individual country's problems.
             Almost the entire Japanese American population was sent either to internment camps, or deported to Japan. Often, second generation Japanese people, who were born in America, were sent away to find a new lifestyle in Japan. American citizens who did not know the language were forced to get accustomed to the Japanese culture and way of life. Those who were not sent away were forced to evacuate and live in mass internment camps. According to the American government, this had to be done because America was at war against Japan, and many thought that the Japanese were spying and going to turn against their country- America. This policy was ridiculous and simply brought hate from the Japanese. The deportation that took place was also unnecessary. The American's were not accepted in Japan, and not welcome in America.
             By the time that World War II took place, African Americans ...

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