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Your learners may be surprised to view the extensive number of Japanese American Internment Camps that existed in the United States during World War II. This map details the area along the Pacific Coast from which people of Japanese ancestry were excluded, and identifies War Relocation Authority relocation, assembly, and isolation centers.
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- Have learners work to interpret the map before explaining what each of the areas and centers entailed
- Use to prompt further inquiry as to why internment camps were concentrated on the Pacific Coast