ahliana0620 ahliana0620 11-12-2020 History contestada PLEASE HELP why where people with Japanese ancestry interned during world war 2? 1. Japanese Americans wanted to see the west coast of the US to be safer inland 2. Most Japanese Americans wanted to avoid being drafted by japans military 3.People fear those with Japanese ancestry would support Japan in the war 4.Many Japanese Americans tried to return to Japan at the start of war