How Did Hitler Use Concentration Camps During The Holocaust

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Shown through the Holocaust, concentration camps, and immigration, it was proven that Jews during World War II were some of the most harshly treated people of all time. The Holocaust is one of the most devastating events in human history as the Nazi’s killed millions. Most Jews were thrown into labor facilities known as Concentration camps, and it is shocking the amount of horrific happenings inside of these camps. For the ones that tried to escape Nazi occupation, the Jewish people had to hide and flee, however it was also a struggle to make it into another country. Throughout history there have been many terrible events and wars, however WWII proved to be one of the cruelest times there ever will be, and the Jews suffered the most during this time.

The Holocaust is one of the most devastating events in human history as the Nazi’s killed millions. Nazi’s believed they were genetically and racially superior to everyone. In order to only have one perfect type of person in Germany, using a method called ‘ethnic cleansing’ the Nazi’s tried to eliminate the unwanted such as the handicapped and homosexuals, however none suffered as much as the Jewish people. In a period of 12 years, …show more content…

In these torture camps Jews were forced to intense labor, starvation and torture. However, the most inhumane events however were the human tests. Prisoners were submerged into ice water to see the effects of hypothermia and injected with chemicals and poisons to test the effectiveness. However most sadly the main use for these camps were mass killing. Jews and others were lined up into gas chambers and then exterminated. Having lived in Germany, I had the chance to visit World War II memorial sites, and it is truly depressing to see the way humans would treat one another, and to see the immensely inhumane things the Nazis had

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