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Two names in concentration in World War 2?
There were many concentration camps established and run by the Nazis during WW2, in various countries. Two of the most familiar names among such camps were Belsen (Bergen-Belsen) and Auschwitz (Auschwitz-Birkenau). A list of Nazi concentration and extermination camps, along with other information and references can be found at Wikipedia, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camps
How did the Nazis go about the exterminating the approximately 11 million people who died in the Holocaust?
First the people were gassed with Zyklon-B in the gas chambers. Then they were cremated in a crematorium or a cremation pit.
What are two of the concentrationcamps used in the Holocaust?
The two camps where the highest numbers were killed were: * Auschwitz - At least 1.1 million victims were murdered there. * Treblinka II - About 870,000 murdered. Note that Treblinka II was an Operation Reinhard camp, and designed only for the purpose of killing victims. (Treblinka I was a hard labour camp).
What was arrival and selection?
When deportees arrived at the death camps (such as Auschwitz Birkenau), they were divided into two groups: those who could work and those would be killed. That was the selection process.
What is the history of Japanese internment camps?
Japanese internment camps sprung up during World War Two. These camps relocated 110,000 Japanese Americans on the West Coast. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was a factor in the development of these camps.
