They really were much different Relocation Camps and Internment camps were the same thing just that relocation camps were the real camps and internment camps were where the Japanese Americans had to go before they made the relocation camps.
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:
The American government placed people of Japanese descent into internment camps for fear that they would be succeptible to acts of espionage.
During World War II, Arkansas had two internment camps for Japanese Americans: the Rohwer War Relocation Center and the Jerome War Relocation Center. These camps were part of the broader network of internment facilities across the United States, where individuals of Japanese descent were forcibly relocated and detained. The Rohwer camp operated from 1942 to 1945, while the Jerome camp was active from 1942 until its closure in 1944.
The Japanese-American internment was euphemistically referred to as "War Relocation Camps" which was one way of calling what were essentially concentration camps .
Yes, children were killed in internment camps.
Isolated locations
the Japanese internment camps in the US, to stop any spying, conspiracy, etc.
"Japanese-American internment" where US citizens sere forcibly relocated into what was euphemistically referred to as "War Relocation Camps" : Executive Order 9066 .
Japanese Americans had to be forced out from their homes, cities and businesses and sent to relocation camps.
US Internment Camps during WW IIThe related link site will have a map of all the Japanese-American Internment camps in the United States during World War II.
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:
The American government placed people of Japanese descent into internment camps for fear that they would be succeptible to acts of espionage.
During World War II, Arkansas had two internment camps for Japanese Americans: the Rohwer War Relocation Center and the Jerome War Relocation Center. These camps were part of the broader network of internment facilities across the United States, where individuals of Japanese descent were forcibly relocated and detained. The Rohwer camp operated from 1942 to 1945, while the Jerome camp was active from 1942 until its closure in 1944.
They were relocation camps for Japanese American citizens for security reasons after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 07 Dec 1941 They were not POW or concentration camps.
There were seven states that had Japanese Internment Camps in the US, they were, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, Arkansas, California, Idaho, and Utah.
The Japanese-American internment was euphemistically referred to as "War Relocation Camps" which was one way of calling what were essentially concentration camps .
The claiming places for evacuees during events like the Japanese internment in the United States were often referred to as "assembly centers" or "relocation centers." These facilities were temporary sites where evacuees gathered before being sent to more permanent internment camps. In some cases, they were also called "camps" or "internment camps," depending on the context and duration of their stay.