Death marches refer to the forced movements of prisoners of war or other captives or deportees. In the context of AP European History, it often refers to the forcible transfers of Jewish prisoners from Nazi concentration camps towards the end of World War II.
Imagine you're playing a cruel game where you have to move your game pieces (representing people) across a board (representing vast distances), but there's no food, water, or rest allowed. The game pieces are weak and tired, yet they must keep moving. If they stop or fall behind, they're removed from the game permanently. This is similar to how death marches worked during WWII - prisoners were forced to march without adequate sustenance or rest, leading many to die along the way.
Holocaust: The systematic genocide carried out by Nazi Germany against six million Jews during World War II.
Concentration Camps: Places where large numbers of people were imprisoned in poor conditions because of their race, religion, political views etc., most notoriously used by Nazis during World War II for imprisoning and exterminating Jews.
Final Solution: The Nazi plan for extermination of Jews during World War II; it resulted in six million deaths in concentration camps and death marches.
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