HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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in isolated areas such as swamps and deserts
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in cities out west
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only on the east coast
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in Tennessee
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ten war relocation centers were built in remote deserts, plains, and swamps of seven states, including Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming.
Detailed explanation-2: -The largest was the Tule Lake internment camp, located in northern California with a population of over 18, 000 inmates. The smallest was Amanche, located southeastern Colorado, with over 7, 000 inmates.
Detailed explanation-3: -These concentration camps were called “relocation camps.” Japanese-Americans were referred to by their generation within the United States. The first generation of Japanese immigrants were called Issei.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many Americans worried that citizens of Japanese ancestry would act as spies or saboteurs for the Japanese government. Fear-not evidence-drove the U.S. to place over 127, 000 Japanese-Americans in concentration camps for the duration of WWII.
Detailed explanation-5: -Internees lived in uninsulated barracks furnished only with cots and coal-burning stoves. Residents used common bathroom and laundry facilities, but hot water was usually limited. The camps were surrounded by barbed-wire fences patrolled by armed guards who had instructions to shoot anyone who tried to leave.