Glencoe World History © 2008

Nazi Concentration Camps

Introduction
The Nazi concentration camps are a symbol of Nazi terror and genocide, and especially the Holocaust—the Nazi effort to exterminate the Jews and other groups. In this activity you will learn about the Nazi concentrations camps, the people who died there, and some who survived the Nazi regime to tell their own stories

Destination Title: Touring a World of Terror

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• Click on and read the information on these links: "The Camps," "Crematoria," "People and Places," "Medical Rooms," and "Gas Chambers." Take notes as you go.
• From the home page, click on "A Warning." Read the poem from the Auschwitz survivor.

Use the information you found to answer the following questions.

1			List the three main types of camps that the Nazis established, and explain their main purpose.
2			Where is Auschwitz? Why do you think the Nazis chose this location for several camps?
3			What was the main way the Nazis killed their victims? Describe how it was done and how the Nazis disposed of the bodies.
4			What role did doctors play in the Nazi concentration camps? List some of their experiments.
5			After reading "A Warning" on the Web site, write your own poem or eulogy honoring those who died in the Holocaust.