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Both sides of WWII did something bad Just one was worse than the other.Concentration camps and internment camps were both built during WWII. Internment camp were built by the US Government to house Japanese-Americans after the bombing of pearl harbor. Concentration camps were built by the Nazi’s to house jewish citizens because the Nazis thought Jewish People caused all problems. Because of the fact that Jewish people were killed tortured, and experimented on in concentration camps, Jewish people weren't even considered people in Concentration camps and internment camps weren't designed for mass extinction American internment camps and German concentration camps are not the same.

First, Jewish citizens were killed, tortured and experimented on in concentration camps.

Millions of Jewish citizens were gassed shot or killed in many other ways these jewish citizens were killed intentionally unlike in internment camps many people did die but most of them were from diseases.Many jewish people were beaten and tortured, not given enough food or water. “once a day a big bowl of soup was put in the courtyard and you had to fight to eat.” Jewish twins, and other people with disabilities or people without
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Concentration camps had gas chambers to kill many people at once. Internment camps did not have gas chambers and were not made to kill people. No jewish people left concentration camps until a army had to come and liberate them. “ The gate at auschwitz said work to be free but no one got out.” People left the internment camps when WWII ended and the US government let them out. Concentration camps couldn't hold all the people the nazi’s brought there. The Nazi’s did this so they could kill the extra Jews that came there. Internment camps could hold all the people that came there. Because Concentration camps were built to kill people the two types of camps are not the

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