The Dachau Concentration Camp was the first camp established in March 1933.It became the first concentration camp made by the Nazis. It was placed by a munitions factory by the city Dachau. It is nearly 10 miles from Munich‚ Germany. In the first year there were 4‚800 prisoners. The first prisoners were German Communists‚ Social Democrats‚ Trade Unionists‚ and other opponents of the Nazis. During 1937 the SS made the prisoners construct a large group of buildings on the grounds of
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Internment Camps vs. Concentration Camps There were two types of camps during WWII‚ internment camps and concentration camps. They each were created in a different place‚ the United States‚ and Europe. They have many differences‚ but also some similarities. Internment camps were created in the United States. They were created for the purpose of containing Japanese-Americans. The United States became fearful after Pearl Harbor got attacked by Japan‚ so they created these camps. The camps were like
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Diary at War Written by Steve Fallon Alexandra Davies March 12‚ 1915 Right now I’m sitting in one of the trenches‚ and I’m watching a rat eat on of the mouldy sandwiches. All around me is a deathly silence‚ and I can even hear the rat’s breath. I must admit I’m very scared‚ so scared that I can hardly function anymore. Mom told me before I left just under a year ago that this would happen‚ but I was determined to do my country proud. Today has been pretty rough. The dead are still
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“In the concentration camps‚ we discovered this whole universe where everyone had his place. The killer came to kill‚ and the victims came to die” Elie Wiesel. Concentration Camps are specific places in which individuals are detained or confined usually under harsh conditions. They were used to hold political and religious enemies of the Nazi party throughout most of WWII and a majority of the camps were in Poland. They held Jews and various religious groups prisoner. The horrific acts committed
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Imagine being dead asleep in bed‚ dreaming peacefully‚ not a care in the world‚ then being woken up by Nazi soldiers. They come into the person’s house and drag them out‚ still wearing their night clothes. They make them stand out in the cold‚ barefooted‚ freezing to death. They all are wondering what is happening. Why is this happening to them? Where are they going to be taken? Little did they know it was not where they were being taken that mattered most; It was if they were going to make it out
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Belzec Concentration Camp: Belzec was an extermination camp located in Southeastern Poland on the Lubin-Lvov railway line (“Belzec Death Camp” par. 1). The camp was built on November 1st‚ 1941 by the Germans for the sole purpose of slaughtering minority groups (“Belzec Concentration Camp: History & Overview” par. 1). The Jewish Virtual Library estimates that between 500‚000-600‚000 Jews were incarcerated and killed at Belzec (par. 1). The mass murders were executed with carbon monoxide gas that
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“The World watched Nazi Germany but did nothing until‚ in 1938‚ Hitler made his first moves to dominate Europe.” (Holocaust 54) World War II was an extremely scary and hard experience for many people‚ especially Jews. During this time‚ Germans used their “superiority” to change the lives of many Jews for the worst. Jews were viewed as less than others and caused to suffer just because of a title. During World War II‚ the Nazis treated the Jews very unfairly. Jews were arrested and harassed‚ placed
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working at the Downtown Medical Centre for Jews‚ but Ben wasn’t so obseesed anymore about defeating the Nazi’s. We were very happy‚ calm and collected. Did you notice i only said the word “were‚” that’s because we nearly died this year trying to protect ourselves from the Nazi’s. Yes it went there because they found us and captured us and we had to go to concentration camp. When we were on our way there we had a plan‚ a plan to escape. As you know jews were mistreated and the Germans didn’t like
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Concentration camps were places of death and hard labor for Jews. The Nazis controlled these camps‚ by dividing Jews in different camps and sections. Jews had to be creative to avoid getting caught by the Germans. First off the concentration camps were horrific places in which many Jews were put to death. Second‚ Hitler was the one who got Germans to abuse the Jews to death‚ and last; after death the Jews were still misused by the German police and Hitler. The things about the Holocaust that
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Browning The Greatest War The twentieth century is full of historically significant events ranging from the invention of penicillin to the first man landing on the moon. Yet‚ when people think of the twentieth century‚ these great accomplishments are shadowed by what seems to be an endless war. Of these many wars that occurred in the twentieth century‚ the one that holds the most historical significance is World War II. World War II was a war even unlike the First World War having an estimated death
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