POW camps in the United states? In Alabama? The German POW camp in Aliceville, Alabama is used as the focus of a study of the more than 700 camps built in the US during World War II.

Concepts

world war ii, the geneva convention

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members investigate the changes that occurred at some of the camps after the discovery of the Nazi death camps

Classroom Considerations

• Carefully consider whether a comparison of the American treatment of WWII POWs and those post-9/11 and the conditions that led to that treatment would be appropriate for your class

Pros

• the seven-page packet includes background information on the camps, a PowerPoint presentation of images from Aliceville, links to related materials, and a rubric for the writing assignment

Cons

• The PowerPoint suggests that life at the camp was blissful

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1 W.9-10.3.a W.11-12.3.a