What was the impact of President Roosevelt's approval of Executive Order 9066? The draft age was lowered from 21 to 18. The United States moved quickly to bomb Japan in retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack. All persons in the United States speaking a foreign language were ordered into internment camps. More than 100,000 Japanese Americans were ordered to leave their homes and move to internment camps.

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Javion Owens

17 September, 20:17

What was the impact of President Roosevelt's approval of Executive Order 9066? The draft age was lowered from 21 to 18. The United States moved quickly to bomb Japan in retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack. All persons in the United States speaking a foreign language were ordered into internment camps. More than 100,000 Japanese Americans were ordered to leave their homes and move to internment camps.

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Jakayla Ball · Answer 1

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the Executive Order 9066, the Nisei had to leave their houses within a week, taking with them only what they were able to carry. The reason was that the area where they lived would now be used for military purposes. The Secretary of War was authorized to decide the places to be prescribed.