Ww1 Enemy Aliens Essay

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Enemy aliens are people from foreign nations that live in a country that is at war with their birth country. In World War One the enemy aliens of Canada were the Germans, Italians, and people from Austria-Hungary, which included people from Ukrainian. During the war many enemy aliens were placed into internment camps. There were many internment camps all over the country. Four of the internment camps were located at Banff, Jasper, Mount Revelstoke and Yoho. The internment camps were set up in 1914 and later and while some internment camps lasted for a few months while others continued to be in operation till 1920. For example the internment camp at Banff was set up in July 1915 and was closed in July 1917.