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Students discover details about Japanese Internment. In this World War II lesson, students analyze images and documents related to the movement of Japanese-Americans to West coast internment camps in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attacks. Students write essays about their impressions of the lesson.

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Grade
7th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
45 mins
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