During World War II, many Japanese-Americans were sent into internment camps thanks to Executive Order 9066.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese military, many members of the government and US citizens in general were paranoid that there would be another attack on America by the Japanese. To ensure that this attack did not happen, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This allowed for the removal of individuals from military areas. After this, internment camps were formed for Japanese-American citizens.
On January 20, 1961, the handsome and charismatic John F. Kennedy became president of the United States. His confidence that, as one historian put it, “the government possessed big answers to big problems” seemed to set the tone for the rest of the decade. However, that golden age never materialized. On the contrary, by the end of the 1960s it seemed that the nation was falling apart.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp.
C. The Iran Hostage Crisis
