Why were Japanese Americans living on the West Coast interned after the Pearl Harbor attack?

After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, fear and prejudice led many people on the West Coast to suspect Japanese Americans of spying or helping Japan, despite a lack of evidence that they posed a threat. The government used these fears to justify forcibly removing and incarcerating Japanese Americans. Choice C, fear of Japanese spies, best explains why they were interned.

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