how did the united states react to the japanese attack on pearl harbor causes

Answer 1

Punitive-type punishments resulted from the Japanese not abiding by the Stimson Doctrine enacted in 1931 (when the Imperial Japanese invaded the fuel-rich Manchurian province). This doctrine noted that the U.S. wouldn't acknowledge any territorial gains taken by force. The Japanese continued their puppet government in Manchuria. Then, when the Japanese attacked and sucker-punched Pearl Harbor without just cause and 'out-of-the-blue' on Dec. 7, 1941, forcing their way through Guam, Hong Kong, and Singapore, even American and Filipino troops soon found themselves defeated by the spring of 1942. General Douglas MacArthur was forced to withdraw from Pearl Harbor. (Of course, his promise to once-again secure the Philippines in 1944 came true when Japan was defeated). In the meantime, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on 2/19/1942, creating internment camps within the U.S. for Japanese-Americans, German-Americans, and Italian-Americans, whether justified or not, since the Axis powers were attacking Allies around-the-world, particularly in Europe and in the Pacific Islands.These internment camps treated Japanese-Americans harshly (inadequate resources and improper sanitation). These camps were reminiscent of the Civil War internment prisons such as Andersonville, etc. (I hope this isn't too convoluted an answer...I consulted different resources).