HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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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: -World War II helped America, including Florida, recover from the Great Depression. Florida businesses produced war supplies. More than 250, 000 Floridians joined the U.S. Armed Forces. The warm climate and flat land made the state a perfect place to train pilots and other soldiers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sunshine State’s subtropical coastlines and wide-open inlands became the site of numerous military training and intelligence facilities during WWI. The largest installment was U.S. Army Camp Joseph E. Johnston in Jacksonville.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many Americans supported the war effort by purchasing war bonds. Women replaced men in sports leagues, orchestras and community institutions. Americans grew 60% of the produce they consumed in “Victory Gardens”. The war effort on the United States Home Front was a total effort.
Detailed explanation-4: -Florida’s weather conditions, flat land, and miles of accessible coastline made it ideal for the building of military training bases, especially for aviation and amphibious landing operations. By 1942, Florida had over 172 military installations, ranging from relatively small specialty camps to extremely large bases.