Timeline+of+WWII

=Time line: 1941-1945 = = = = = 1941: December 7; Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor. December 8; U.S declares war on Japan.

1942: February 19;  Executive Order 9066 authorizes removal of Japanese Americans from West Coast. More Information on Executive Order 9066  ‍March 18; ‍ War Relocation Authority created to run internment camps. Mapping of Camps

[[image:japaneseamericaninternmentcamps/100th_infrantry.jpg width="360" height="257" align="right" caption="100th Infantry Battalion"]]
June;  100 th Infantry Battalion is formed almost entirely of Japanese Americans from Hawaii.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 40px;">1943:
<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 32px; text-align: center;">February; <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; text-align: center;"> All adult internees forced to answer loyalty questionnaire.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 42px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">1945: <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 32px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">January 2; <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; text-align: center;"> Internees allowed to return to west coast. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 32px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">August 14; <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; text-align: center;"> Japan surrenders and World War II ends.