Activity 15: Problems with internment
Look carefully at the following cartoon that appeared in Britain after
internment began.
Read the statements below and decide which ones apply to which parts of the cartoon. There are more statements than you will need. You can select as many statements as you think fit the cartoon and can use some more than once if you choose.
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These people are European fascists and Nazis
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These people are British fascists
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These people are victims of the Nazis and Italian fascists
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These people are the victims of British government policy
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These people are dangerous
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These people are trying to understand who is who.
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These people are innocent
Look again at the cartoon
Read the following statements and decide which you think sums up the main message of this cartoon.
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Children often ask the most relevant questions
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There are many small-minded British people who share the views of Hitler.
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Internment is wrong because innocent refugees are locked up for being foreign.
