Japanese American Internment Experience During World War II

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

6

Overview

This collection contains videos, articles, photographs, letters, and documents. This collection allows students to explore Japanese American internment and answers the question: What was life like for Japanese Americans in internment camps?

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 6

SS10.6.7

Identify changes on the American home front during World War II.

UP:SS10.6.7

Vocabulary

  • internment camp
  • rationing
  • Birmingham steel industry
  • Port of Mobile
  • Tuskegee Airmen
  • retooling

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The types of rationing that occurred in the United States during WWII.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Cite evidence to support changes on the home front using primary and secondary sources.
  • Evaluate the contributions of significant individuals and/or groups in the US during WWII.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Many changes occurred in the United States during WWII.

CR Resource Type

Informational Material

Resource Provider

Smithsonian

License Type

Custom
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/japanese-american-internment-experience-…

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.si.edu/termsofuse/

Approved Date

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd
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