Scapegoat- Placing the Blame on Innocent People.

By: Galib. A

Looking throughout U.S history scapegoats were used commonly and still are used in our economy. Like some people blame Obama for high gas prices. Some people blame humans and cars for Global Warming. They blame other people even they know it is partly their faults.

During World War II President Roosevelt sent Japanese to Concentration Camps such as Manzanar. This sent Japanese fleeing from their homes and leaving their families behind. President Roosevelt decided to do this because of the Japanese bombing and destroying Pearl Harbor. Most Americans were scared of the Japanese to attempt bombing again therefore most Americans approved of Concentration camps.

These Concentration Camps were not to hurt the Japanese but to put them to work. They were not treated the well in these camps. They were disrespected and were being discriminated. I consider World War II a scapegoat because not all Japanese were bad. Most of them weren't. The government was blaming all Japanese for something a lot of them didn't do. This was also a stereo type. Since a some Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, a bad label was put on the Japanese therefore Americans considered all Japanese bad.

The picture on the top of the page is a picture of Manzanar. This is a concentration camp in Inyo County, California. It is a remembrance of all the Japanese who died in Concentration camps. This camp is still partially here today. There is some remains but not everything is still there. I want to visit this camp and Manzanar Museum. I've heard it is very emotional to see everything they went through in the camps. I'm sure everyone can learn and benefit from seeing the historical meaning of the camps.