FDR issued executive order #9066 on February 19th of 1942. He claimed that the document was needed to prevent any acts of espionage or any other actions taken that were against the US or its war effort. Roosevelt declared that the Secretary of War and Military Commanders had the power to designate military zones. He granted his support to other federal agencies and bureaus as well in order to supply them with whatever materials they needed. He ordered all federal agencies to support the war effort by using all of their resources, like food, land, shelter, equipment, etc. The executive order led to the establishment of Japanese internment camps in the military zones, in which innocent Japanese-Americans were taken to so to prevent espionage.
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