Concentration camps
Definition
Places where large numbers of people are kept as prisoners under armed guard during wartime; these were notably used by Nazis during World War II for genocide against Jews and other groups they deemed undesirable.
Analogy
Imagine being locked inside your school gymnasium with hundreds of others without any freedom or basic rights - this is somewhat akin to life in concentration camps but still falls short of capturing their true horror.
Related terms
Holocaust: The systematic state-sponsored killing of six million Jewish men, women, and children by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Genocide: The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular ethnic or national group.
Nazi Germany: The period when Germany was under dictatorship from 1933 to 1945 under control of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party.
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Practice Questions (6)
What was the primary purpose of concentration camps during the Holocaust?
What was the primary method of extermination in concentration camps?
What was the main method employed by Nazis to murder Jews in concentration camps?
From a feminist perspective, how did the Holocaust's impact differ for women and men in concentration camps?
How did Primo Levi’s “Survival in Auschwitz” impact people's understanding of Concentration Camps?
When were the first concentration camps established by Nazi Germany?
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