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Camp Aliceville: The Story of WWII Prisoners of War Who Came to Alabama

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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.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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