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Title: 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.
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