Concentration Camps

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Concentration Camps
By Michelle Reed
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What is a Concentration Camp?

• A place where civilians, enemy aliens, and
  prisoners of war are detained and confined,
  usually under harsh conditions.

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Prisoners in the Camps

• Jews
• Romas (Gypsies)
• POWs (Prisoners of War)
• Homosexuals
• Anti-Nazi Civilians
• Physically and Mentally Handicapped
• Criminals

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Why Were People Put in the Camps?

• Exploitation
• State Security
• Punishment (such as labor and death).

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Extermination Camps

• Prisoners were killed by
• Gassing
• Shooting
• Abuse
• Starvation
• Disease
• Hard Labor
• Suicide

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How Were People Killed?

• Prisoners were gassed with Zyklon B or carbon
  monoxide.
• The dead bodies were cremated or buried.
• Others were shot or beaten.