World War II was a global event like no other. It left the world devastated, with over sixty million people dead. (Casualties of World War II, par.1) Because of the events that were occurring in Europe, many people failed to see the things that were happening right here in Canada. These events changed the lives of many people, one of the groups affected were Japanese Canadians. After the United States declared war on Japan, Canada automatically joined as well. Once war was declared on Japan, racism and fear suddenly took over. They felt it was necessary to send Japanese Canadians to internment camps. Japanese Canadians were falsely accused of espionage, even when many had no ties to Japan. Others spent their lives trying to prove their loyalty to Canada, but were interned anyway. Even though the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) declared them loyal, due to racial feelings in British Columbia, they were still sent to the camps. The internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II was extremely unfair, as it was based on prejudice and assumptions, deeming it unnecessary. Japanese Canadians had lost their basic rights as Canadian citizens because they were accused of espionage. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, suspicion quickly fell on Japanese Canadians residing in British Columbia for being disloyal. (Enemy Aliens, par.6) They were considered “enemy aliens” and began sending them to internment camps on the basis that they were spies providing information to Japan. They had no evidence of this and no one had ever been convicted of being a spy. At the time, six hundred and sixty Germans and four hundred and eighty Italians had been classified as “enemy aliens” and interned, while... middle of paper......t_camps.htm>.“Japanese Canadian Internment”. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Np, nd Web. April 24, 2011. “Japanese Internment Camps in Canada.” Yukon Education Student Network - Home. Np, nd Web. April 24, 2011. .Ferguson, will. Canadian History for Dummies. Mississauga: J. Wiley Sons Canada, 2005. Print.Granatstein, J.L. and Desmond Morton. Canada and the two world wars. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2003. Print.Hewson, George. "Remembering the Vancouver Race Riot of 1907 | Articles | Discover Nikkei." Home | Discover Nikkei. Network. 09 May 2011. .Newman, Garfield. Canada: a nation in full expansion. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2000. Print.