Germans and Italians also became targets of suspicion, but they were

treated differently than the Japanese.

Prisoners of war from Germany and Italy were detained at many

camps in the United States

What differences do you see between these detention centers for German-Americans and

the Japanese internment camps?

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1. Hundreds of Italians were arrested in the months immediately after Pearl Harbor. By June of 1942, the total reached 1,521 Italian aliens arrested by the FBI. About 250 individuals were interned for up to two years in military camps in Montana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.

2. Italy's surrender on September 8, 1943 brought about the release of most of the Italian American internees by year's end. Some had been paroled months after "exoneration" by a second hearing board appealed for by their families. Nonetheless, most of the men had spent two years as prisoners, moving from camp to camp every three to four months.

3. For the most part, Italians in the U.S. were only relocated and ordered to stay away from major ports. Source.

During World War II more than 51,000 Italian soldiers were brought to the United States as Prisoners of War.

Some of them met and married American women.

There were many detention centers

The St. Louis Sails for Cuba in 1939

Passengers are hopeful they will disembark

After Cuba and the U.S. refused to accept them Jewish passengers had to return to Europe

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