Chapter 26, Student Web Activities, The American Republic Since 1877, Glencoe, 2003

Social Studies, The American Republic Since 1877

Chapter 26: World War II, 1939–1945
"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: Revisiting The Holocaust: Touring A World Of Terror

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Directions

Start at the Revisiting the Holocaust Web site.

Read the main article. Then click on each of the links on the page to learn more.
Take notes as you read.

After you have read the material, answer the following questions.

1. List the English and German names for the types of concentration camps that the Nazis established.

2. Where is Auschwitz? Why did the Nazis choose this location for several camps?

3. What does "Arbeit Macht Frei" mean? What was its significance?

4. What role did doctors play in the Nazi concentration camps? List some of their experiments.

5. On this Web site you have learned about the different camps the Nazis established during the Holocaust. Using what you have learned in your textbook and on the Web site, on a separate piece of paper write an account of an imaginary person who was taken to the camps by the Nazis.