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Australian World War 2 internment camps were established first in existing buildings like prisons, and later in purpose-built compounds around Australia. Some revived camps established during World War l. See more about: * Cowra, New South Wales * Enoggera (Gaythorne), Queensland * Harvey, Western Australia * Hay, New South Wales * Holsworthy (Liverpool), New South Wales * Loveday, South Australia * Rottnest Island, Western Australia * Tatura (Rushworth), Victoria

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Who attended interment camps?

Internment camps in World War 2 were for enemy aliens.


What happened to enemy aliens in Australian at internment camps?

they were either given a home in Australia or shipped back to where they came from. they were however not returned to a place where they would be victimized.


What is the name of the person who ordered the use of internment camps?

Adolf Hitler ____ The use of internment camps for enemy aliens (at least for men of military age) was also widespread in the US, Australia and Britain in World War 2 (and World War 1). There's nothing specifically Hitlerian about it.


What happened to enemy aliens in Australia during World War 2?

People living in Australia who had originally come from the enemycontries of Italy, Germany and Japan were arrested and sent to internment camps, as a security precaution against possible spy activities.


How were Japanese Americans treated in Canada after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

They were treated like enemy spies by some racist people and then were put into internment camps for 5 years.


Why were thousands of US citizens put in an internment camps during World War 2?

Fearing that Japanese living in the United States would help Japan, the government gathered up almost 120,000 Japanese-Americans and resident Japanese aliens and placed them in internment camps. Some people remained in the camps for over three years.


Were there internment camps in the US during World War 1?

Yes, there were internment camps in the United States during World War I, primarily for enemy aliens, particularly German nationals and immigrants. The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 facilitated the detention of individuals deemed a threat to national security. While the scale of internment was much smaller compared to World War II, some individuals were held in camps or other facilities during this period.


Why were Americans Anti-Asains?

Americans were anti-Asian during WWII and the Korean War because of their association with 'the enemy.' Many Japanese were sent to internment camps during WWII because of this fear.


What exactly are internment camps?

1. In Britain most adult male enemy aliens were interned (in internment camps), in many cases for a few months only. British Fascists were also interned or held in prisons. 2. The US had similar policies, but in the case of the Japanese even people born in America by Japanese parents and naturalized Japanese were interned as well as actual Japanese citizens.


What was the persecution of enemy aliens in Canada during World War 1?

the Persecution of them was that they were placed in internment camps and not allowed to work to support their families and if they tried to escape most were either killed or brought back.


What are the release dates for An Alien Enemy - 1918?

An Alien Enemy - 1918 was released on: USA: 1 April 1918


What actors and actresses appeared in Enemy Alien - 1975?

The cast of Enemy Alien - 1975 includes: Stanley Jackson as Narrator