What happened as a result of the Executive Order 9066?

Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in February 1942, authorized the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. As a result, over 120,000 individuals of Japanese descent, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, were forcibly removed from their homes and placed in internment camps across the country. This action was driven by wartime hysteria and racial prejudice, leading to significant loss of property, disruption of lives, and lasting trauma for the affected communities. The order was later recognized as a grave injustice, with reparations and formal apologies issued by the U.S. government in the 1980s.