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During the United States call for war on Japan, the Red Cross stepped up to provide services for the soldiers overseas. Much larger amount of service was put into the Red Cross after World War I because of the 40 million civilians and prisoners that they could not save before. A large amount of provisions were needed for the soldiers in World War II over the 4 years that the Americans were involved. The American Red Cross and thirteen million volunteers had donated in the country with an average weekly donation of 111 000 pints of blood. Nurses, doctors and volunteer workers overseas were along the front lines to use these provisions for the wounded and that in need. This program saved over thousands of lives and packets of plasma would be dropped into camps and bases. The larger problem with this program and generosity were those who could get involved. The Red Cross only accepted donations from white American and excluded those of Japanese, Italian, German and African-American descent from their donations of blood. Discriminatory acts made through social hierarchies were in effect rose up from a good deed such as a simple donation of blood for the soldiers across seas fighting for the country. Speakers had tried to work out segregation back home using scientific facts that white blood and black blood are one in the same. The International committee of the Red Cross held a conference in Geneva, Switzerland in September 1917. The Conference spoke of the war and the Red Cross spoke about the conditions that the civilians were living under was similar to those living in prisoner of war camps. The agreements made at the conference were that the Red Cross and all of its workers would provide prisoners of war people with mail, food parcels and clothes and medical supplies to the prisoners. The Red Cross spoke out to the France and Germany to exchange in prisoners through the words of “barbed wire disease” which is the symptoms of mental illness. It was said that the prisoners should be interned in Switzerland, a neutral country. There were a few countries that were not on the same terms as Germany and Austria-Hungary believed that harsh conditions would reduce the number of traitors. The countries in the east continued their fight to help the Red Cross with support. At the end of the war, a Franco-German agreement was made that both countries would exchange their prisoners but the French kept a small number while the Germans released all French prisoners. Krasnoyarsk, Russia (Modern day Siberia) was located in the more northern area of the large country. Russia winters are infamous in older historic battles for its deadliness. There were no houses for a place that it made social community. A large number of deaths are accounted for people not being able to survive it. After the loss to the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese war, the Russians became weak and Tsar Nicholas had to do something for his country. He formed military camps to train for any upcoming war. One of those camps located in Krasnoyarsk, Russia (Modern day Siberia). It was considered to be a social community to derive the identity of the country. But the community did not consist of volunteers. Survival was difficult as breaking morals would’ve been necessary to live in the conditions. Unwillingness to obey orders would lead to punishment, usually death. Individuals in this camp could be conscripted for war while they live in concentration camps and prisons. There were over 50,000 tenants in the camp for the uses of transportation, agriculture, mining and machinery. Throughout World War I, Prisoners of war from other countries would be captured and sent to various camps including Krasnoyarsk. There was a point where a large mix of nationalities was together in Krasnoyarsk which included the likes of Bulgarians, Czechs, Poles and Germans. Many prisoners were nationalists and that led to violent acts within the camp. Militants would be forced to put down instigators and keep the camp running. Another notice is that these camps consisted of young men who had little education waiting to see the larger part of war was captured into labor instead.
 * Geneva Conference
 * Krasnoyarsk

Conditions in Japanese Camps
Leading up to war, the Japanese was slowly establishing themselves to becoming a superpower. But their land was much to small in size and therefore they needed more land through war. The Japanese attacked countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Manchuria and the Philippines. Before attacking Pearl Harbor, the Japanese had attacked Thailand and captured an area defended by 10 000 English and Indian troops. They attacked Pearl Harbor which led to the American’s declaring war against them soon after. In 1942, they had taken Hong Kong and set up camps along Kowloon. China was not nearly as advanced in technology at the time but put up strong resistance to the advanced Japanese. From there they dominated Asia. It was said that the Japanese were fighting for the Asiatic and “yellow races” against “White Supremacy”. The camps that the Japanese had run were brutal as many prisoners would lose their life in these camps. They believed that it is a shame to be captured alive. The warrior spirit is a Japanese field army code that is celebrated in January of 1941 which states that an individual must calmly face death. Those who disobeyed orders would get a life sentence punishment such as the symbolic Japanese sword. The sword was seen as a symbol of wisdom and perseverance to the Japanese and that it would be an honor to die to it. In the camps, prisoners were forced to do physical labor such as building bridges, forming forts and trenches in preparation for defense. These prisoners didn’t have much to eat, didn’t have much clothing or in some cases any clothing at all. Some of the guards were brutal that they would answer requests for water with their fists and rifle butts. If prisoners were seen as no use, physically weak, or rebellious, they would be killed. At the end of the war when all camps were released of torment, many had lost body parts, many were of walking skeletons, overworked and starved. Some prisoners would fear death from the Americans dropping bombs on the camps than the Japanese hand. Mental illnesses rose from these prisoners from because they would be traumatized from the brutality. Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Toosey had shared his remarks on his experiences in the camps. According to Phillip, the Japanese had committed brutal atrocities to the prisoners. Some of these include filling a prisoners nose with water while they tied them with barbed wire, then they would on the prisoners, stepping on the wires. They would tie the prisoner on a tree by their thumbs with their toes barely touching the ground. They would be there for 2 days with no food or water. After the two days of torture, they would be jailed until death. The bodies would later be burnt body after body to keep the fire going. In many cases, survivors of this camp would be traumatized or ended up living with a disability. Many survivors went on home or other areas of the world to have a successful life as businessmen or they would devote themselves to help those in need of support in areas of poverty or camps. The Japanese camps totaled the most deaths out of any prisoner of war camps therefore making it the most brutal. The Red Cross had not dropped any parcels into these camps because it was well defended to fly over.

Canadian camps
The World War II was fought on European and Asian soil mostly and Pearl Harbor, but there were no invasions to Canada. Very few numbers in prisoners of war would come into Canada. These prisoners included Japanese and Germans immigrants, captured U-Boat tenants and prisoners of historic raids such as Dieppe and Normandy. The Germans were placed on internment because of the obvious instigation of the Second World War. Discrimination against German descent natives of Canada had occurred. Canadian camps were not designed well enough for the defense of keeping large numbers such as Japanese camps. These camps also weren’t as brutal as Japanese camps as the conditions were much easier to live in. These prisoners benefitted from camps through the provision of food given. The challenge for German prisoners was not the physical labor but to survive the Canadian winters. Most camps were more in the Northern part of Canada where the toughest climates were there to deal with. Many got sick in those conditions and didn’t survive. With lighter watch by the Canadians, The Germans had tried to escape. Many tunnels were dug in an attempt to escape. Peter Krug was a prisoner in Canadian prison located in Bowmanville, Ontario and he attempted an escape from the camp through the tunnels, railroads while hidden amongst the trees. He ended up in Toronto before going to Texas, United States. Although Canadian camps were more leisure then others, consequences must be faced also for disobeying orders. Prisoners would get into fights and some would even kill each other. These broken rules would lead to death by hanging as punishment. Germans wore shirts with a large red dot on their back which easily determines their identity for if they would try and escape. In the wake of the Japanese attacking Hong Kong, the Philippines and Pearl Harbor in which 2000 Canadians were involved, Canadians put a large focus onto Japanese-Canadians even through innocent. Japan seemed to be able to attack along the pacific and Canada could potentially been next. Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King implemented the war measure act and defense of Canada regulations therefore they could not get involved with Canadian services along with the Italians and Germans. The Japanese were stripped of possessions as they were auctioned off later on. The intense cold winters made it hard to live as the Japanese were placed in camps; these campers were made of Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Canadians. They lived in barns and stables which were used for animals therefore unsanitary. It took 5 years after the war for the Japanese to gain their rights. Compensations were given but wasn’t enough to cover for the loss of properties. Over 22 000 Japanese were put into these camps.
 * Japanese in Canada

Historiography
In the event of war, many soldiers fight for their country. Technology advances and the development of killing machines arise. Many soldiers lose their lives on the battlefield; some captured and sent into prisoner of war camps. There, they were starved, brutally beaten and watched as some of their friends died. They suffered with no food, shelter, clothing or anything else except punishment. Days past as the same routine continues in these captured soldier’s life. Sanity and life lost in these camps leads to suicide or execution. Many wonder and question if it’s even worth living to see the end of the war. Consequences are not easy to live with; mental illnesses, tuberculosis, disability or trauma. It is a challenge but only those who survive can tell the stories of the life in these camps. Survivors, who were mentally tough and stable, from all camps whether it’s the Japanese or Canadian gave stories that go down in history today. Many of those soldiers had lived because of the generosity of the Red Cross, which volunteers gave up their time and blood to the soldiers overseas. The basic necessities were dropped for men for survival and blood packets for those who had lost too much. Not too much was given but enough to keep some alive and be able to tell the stories. Without the survival of these men, the history of the prisoner of war camps would not be able to be told. It’s a sad story in history to have human kind be able to ruthlessly kill each other but in the event of war, survival is the main goal.