Incarceration — Social Studies definition
Confinement under institutional control; in this unit, forced mass confinement of Japanese Americans.
Where it is taught
- World War II at Home: Mobilization, Work & Rights — World War II, Genocide & Consequences, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- World War II: Mobilization, Victory & Unequal Rights at Home — World War II & the Emerging Cold War, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11
In use
The forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans demonstrates how claimed security measures could violate rights.
World War II at Home: Mobilization, Work & Rights
At home, industrial opportunity coexisted with segregation and Japanese American incarceration.
World War II: Mobilization, Victory & Unequal Rights at Home