Recall what you have learned about the locations of internment camps.What types of locations were chosen for internment camps?Why did the government choose these locations? Give your answer in at least two complete sentences.
Internment camps were usually located in remote, barren areas far from the West Coast, major cities, and population centers, and some were built on American Indian reservations. The government chose these locations to isolate Japanese Americans, make escape more difficult, and reduce the risk it believed they posed as potential spies.
Which of these factors were included in your answer? Check any of the boxes that apply.
List at least five actions taken by residents of the camps to create a community and to live as normally as possible.
They created schools, organized scouting troops, built sports leagues, played games, created art, and established court systems.
What is the most likely purpose for including the statement at the top of the authorization form?
Many internees at Manzanar objected to anyone who chose to work for the government by making war materials. Which statement most likely characterizes their opposition?
Which of these statements does not characterize the living conditions in the internment camps?
Reread your response and click the activities that you included.
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