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 generally located in remote, barren areas far from the West Coast and major population centers; some were built on American Indian reservations. The government chose these locations to isolate and control the incarcerated people, citing wartime security concerns and making escape more difficult.
Reread your response and click the activities that you included.
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.
Residents created schools, organized scouting troops, formed sports leagues, played games, and created art.
Which of these statements does not characterize the living conditions in the internment camps?
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