WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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Florida hotels were used as meeting sites for Allied leaders to discuss strategy.
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Florida hotels were used as military prisons for captured German naval officers.
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Florida hotels were used as detention facilities for citizens of Japanese, German, and Italian ancestry.
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Florida hotels were used as military barracks and as hospitals for servicemen returning from overseas.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the hospitality industry of Florida support the war effort during World War II? Florida hotels were used as meeting sites for Allied leaders to discuss strategy. Florida hotels were used as military prisons for captured German naval officers.
Detailed explanation-2: -World War II was a transformative moment for Florida. About 248, 000 Floridian men and women served in the armed forces. Dozens of military bases were established or expanded in the state. They hosted hundreds of thousands of military recruits who came to train for their roles in the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -Florida’s greatest contribution to the war, besides the 5, 000 Floridian men who fought, was food supplies. Florida sent beef, pork, fish, and fruit to the Confederate troops. A vital part of the Confederate strategy was to keep Florida’s inland roads and rivers protected so that the supplies could get safely northward.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1941, the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall and Traymore Hotels became a US Army Air Corps (USAAC) Hospital.