1. WWII Internment Camps CSI

2. CLASSIFIED CASE FILE Internment Camps There were no court hearing, no due process, no writs of habeas corpus. With the swipe of a pen, authorities removed over 110,000 men, women and children from their homes

4. Who authored the document? When was the document authored? What type of document? Who was the audience for the document? Why was it created? Who was the aggressor in the incident according to the document? Document 1 Document 2 See Handout Detective Log

5. Directions: Before starting this activity, be sure to: 1. Carefully read and think about each of the documents and historical newspaper articles. 2. Ask yourself: What do I already know about this document and historical background and the topic? What was learned from the document? What was your initial “gut feeling” after I first read the “headline” and then the document? Did my opinion change? Was the document persuasive? 3. Use the provided graphic organizer to write down the major theme and important facts from each of the document. What important names, dates, events, and major ideas that you were able to discern from the document? 4. Have Fun! Work Smart and Work Together!!! Helpful Hints

6. “A Complete and Devastating Surprise!” On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes, launched off aircraft carriers, bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Over 2,000 Dead 18 naval vessels and 187 aircraft either destroyed or damaged No aircraft carriers docked at the time – this would prove to be a decisive factor throughout the war in the Pacific A Complete and Devastating Surprise, but was it!

7. Resources

9. Concept Wheel  Write topic/concept in the center of wheel  Add details between each spoke  Box on right is for additional information Doc. 1

14. Questions to Consider  What questions did you ask while evaluating these sources?  On what points do the accounts agree?  On what points do the accounts differ?  Which of these sources aligns most closely with what you already knew about the Internment Camps? Please explain?  Which of these sources is most reliable in determining what actions of the United States and the implementation of Internment Camps? Why do you think so?  Describe the difficulties in developing an accurate account of historical events such as moral and legal justification of the use of Internment Camps?  If you were asked to write your own historical account of the events during the events leading up the attack of implementation of Internment Camps, how would you go about doing so?

15. Historiography

16. The Color of War  The military persuaded FDR to issue Executive Order 9066  Ordered the expulsion of all persons of Japanese descent from the West Coast  Over 110K men, women, and children were moved to internment camps. Essential Question: Describe what internments camps reveal about basic freedoms

19. Special

20. The Color of War Go For Broke: The 442 Regimental Combat Team  TTYN: What does the expression Go For Broke mean to you?  The soldiers of the 442nd needed to win big.  They were Nisei - American-born sons of Japanese immigrants  The Color of War - They fought two wars: the Germans in Europe and the prejudice in America.

21. The Color of War Go For Broke: The 442 Regimental Combat Team

22. Other Resources

23. Summary Reading

24. 3-2-1 3 Facts I Learned.____________________________________________________ 2 Questions I Still Have.________________________________________._________________________________________ 1 Opinion I Have.___________________________________________

25. Alternate Assessment

26. Internment Camps Supporting Details

27. 5 W’s and H Why was this important or interesting? Who was involved? When did it happen? What happened? How did it happen? Where did it take place? Internment Camps