Answer :
"D. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; U.S. enters the war; Japanese Americans are interned" represents the proper order of these events. Internment was highly controversial.
D. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; U.S. enters the war; Japanese Americans are interned.
- On December 7, 1941, Japan launched its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, destroying 21 US ships, over 300 aircraft, killing 2,400 people and hurting 1,000 Americans.
- On December 8, 1941, the U.S. declared war on Japan after the famous Infamy Speech of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- In February 1942, the American President enacted the Executive Order 9066 that forced Japanese Americans to place in internment camps during the war to guarantee the U.S. national security.