1942-1945: Japanese Internment - During World War Two, Japanese-Americans on the West coast were sent to internment camps in the interior out of a fear that they might turn against the United States during wartime. Many Japanese-Americans served in the military, becoming some of the most decorated soldiers. Eventually, those put in internment camps were paid reparations by the federal government. (1 Jan 1942 Jahr – 1 Jan 1945 Jahr)