Glencoe World History © 2010

Nazi Concentration Camps

Introduction
Between 1933 and 1945 Nazi concentration camps held millions of people incarceration. Nazi atrocities committed at these camps were unspeakable acts of torture, murder and mass starvation and caused the deaths of millions of innocent people. In this activity you will learn about the Nazi concentration camps during the period of 1942 through the conclusion of World War II, when the camps were liberated by American, British, Canadian and Russian forces.

Destination Title: Concentration Camps, 1942–1945

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• Read “Concentration Camps, 1942-1945” and take notes.
• Within the text click on “liberated,” read the information, and take notes.
• Click on the map "Defeat of Nazi Germany, 1942-1945"
• Click on the map “Liberation of major Nazi camps, 1944-1945”

Use the information you found to answer the following questions.

1			How did the SS cooperate with private industry to try to win the war?
2			What was the purpose of the subcamps?
3			Why did so many concentration camp prisoners die in the final year of World War II?
4			What are some examples of the unethical experiments conducted at the concentration camps?
5			Create a chat of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps. Include the name of the camp, the month and year it was liberated, and the country of origin of the liberation forces.