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What is the location of the topaz internment camp?

A desert in Utah


When was the last internment camp closed?

1947. Crystal City, Texas, was the location of the largest internment camp administered by the INS and Department of Justice. November 1, 1947, more than two years after the end of World War II, the Crystal City internment camp closed; the last facility detaining alien enemies to do so. - The Handbook of Texas Online http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/WW/quwby.html


What is the name of the main concentration camp to which Spain and Germany deported thousands of Basques to die?

The name of the main concentration camp to which Spain and Germany deported thousands of Basques to die is the Gurs internment camp.


Where were the internment camps located in the US during World War 2?

In the US, there were three types of "internment camp": WCCA Civilian Assembly Centers, WRA Relocation Centers, and the DOJ's Internment Camps. The Pacific coastal states of California, Oregon, and Washington had quite a few camps, but there were also camps in New Mexico, Texas, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana.See the related Wikipedia link listed below for more information:


Why is Pearl Harbor significant to the internment camp experience?

The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour and the USA then set up internment camps for any Japanese living in the USA. The Japanese were put into internment camps as they were considered a threat to the country. Here in the UK they did the same thing with Italians and Germans living in the UK.

Related questions

How many Japanese-Americans moved from California but not into an internment camp?

There were close to 100,000 Japanese-Americans living in California in 1940.


When was Honouliuli Internment Camp created?

Honouliuli Internment Camp was created in 1943.


When did Honouliuli Internment Camp end?

Honouliuli Internment Camp ended in 1945.


Why they call it ' an internment camp' instead of a prisoner of war camp?

An internment camp holds whomever the authorities want to hold. A "prisoner of war" camp is a special kind of internment camp, one that holds foreign soldiers captured in combat.


When was the first internment camp open?

See: Japanese American internment


What was the first Japanese internment camp closed?

Camp suckkawener of Alabama


What was the name of the last Japanese internment camp closed?

See: Japanese American internment


What was a concentration camp?

internment area for POW's


Where did Jeanne and her family live after internment in Farewell to Manzanar?

After Jeanne and her family leave Manzanar internment camp, the American Friends Service helps them find a apartment at Cabrillo Homes housing project in Long Beach, California.


Was mandala a internment camp during world war 1?

No --- I believe you're thinking of Manzanar. Manzanar was an internment camp used for the Japanese during WWII.


What is the location of the topaz internment camp?

A desert in Utah


Where was the first internment camp?

the Gila River camp was located 30 miles southeast of Phoenix.