10 Things Everybody Gets Wrong About World War 2

Following the conclusion of the First World War and assisting in the formation of the League of Nations, the United States adopted an isolationist stance in its foreign policy. It did not engage in political or military conflicts overseas and maintained a neutral stance in such matters. However, it explored its economic and political interests in Latin America.

This stance changed after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States was forced to take drastic measures to protect its sovereignty from Axis powers. However, the country had a considerable amount of foreigners (it is a nation built by immigrants after all) and some of its nationals were from the very same countries that waged war on it.

This saw the establishment of internment camps that targeted American citizens of Japanese descent, but similar camps were created for American citizens of German and Italian descent as well. The motivation was discriminatory in nature and was justified under the problematic guise of ''enemy aliens''; individuals whose host nation is at war with their nation of origin. It is unfortunate that to this day German-born American citizens have not received an apology for this inhumane act.