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The Cowra internement camp in New South Wales was a complex of four smaller camps, each one being allocated in turn to Japanese, Italians, Koreans and Indonesians Prisoners-of-war during World War 2.

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What were the internment camps during World War 1 and who was there?

internment camps were during the time of ww1. as Australia were fighting against Germany, Australia was very anti Germans like all the allied countries. internment camps is where Australian-Germans were interned. they were unfair as even if you had German in you you may have been interned


What is the location of the topaz internment camp?

A desert in Utah


Did the us ever apologize to Japanese Americans put in internment camps?

Yes, the U.S. government formally apologized to Japanese Americans who were interned during World War II. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act, which acknowledged the injustices of the internment and offered a formal apology. The act also provided financial reparations to surviving internment camp victims. This recognition marked a significant step in addressing this historical injustice.


Was Baden-Baden a concentration camp?

Baden-baden was not a concentration camp during World War 2. It was an internment camp and I know that American Foreign Service members and staff, stranded in Europe when the US entered the war, were interned there, as were others, such as Mennonites who had been doing relief work in occupied France.


Were the Japanese Americans that were interned during World War 2 US citizens?

Of the approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans who were relocated to internment camps during World War 2, 62% of them were American citizens. Half of those interned were children.

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Why were the Japanese interned in the internment camps?

Their loyalty was questioned.


When was the first internment camp open?

The British during the Boer War ( 1898 - 1901) opened Concentration Camps in South Africa, where Afrikaaners (Dutch heritage South Africans) were interned.


Which internment camp did David suzuki go to?

David Suzuki was interned at the Slocan internment camp during World War II. The camp, located in British Columbia, was one of several facilities where Japanese Canadians were forcibly relocated following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Suzuki and his family faced significant hardships during their time in internment, which profoundly impacted his later advocacy for social justice and environmental issues.


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.


What do you called when Japanese and Japanese American were removed from the pacific coast?

They were interned in internment camps.


What were the internment camps during World War 1 and who was there?

internment camps were during the time of ww1. as Australia were fighting against Germany, Australia was very anti Germans like all the allied countries. internment camps is where Australian-Germans were interned. they were unfair as even if you had German in you you may have been interned


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.


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 first Japanese internment camp closed?

Camp suckkawener of Alabama


Whats The most well known prisoner of war camp?

changi in Singapore or sandakan in borneo or what about cowra it was a prisoner of war camp for Japanese


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

See: Japanese American internment