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1 h) Holocaust and concentration camps

2 When the Allies invaded German territory, they were surprised to find the concentration camps In each of these camps, thousands of people were living in inhumane conditions

3 h) Holocaust and concentration camps The Allies discovered that the Germans had killed those people systematically The victims, mostly Jewish, were kept in captivity before being killed This campaign of killing the Jewish population is known as the Holocaust, biblical meaning of the word sacrifice

4 h) Holocaust and concentration camps According to Hitler's racist ideas, the German race formed "superior" race and the Jewish race formed a "inferior" race. Germany had therefore planned and organized the death of all Jews in Europe

5 h) Holocaust and concentration camps Toute personne de la communauté juive trouvée par les Allemands fut amenée dans des camps de concentration Ces camps furent découverts en Allemagne et en Pologne surtout

6 h) Holocaust and concentration camps In these camps, people were killed by being trapped in the gas chambers Then the bodies were burned in crematoria

7 h) Holocaust and concentration camps The Holocaust is the worst example of genocide in modern times More than six million people of Jewish descent were killed by the Germans during the World War.

8 h) Holocaust and concentration camps After the war, the leaders of these camps were prosecuted at Nuremberg They pleaded their innocence, saying they were only following orders The court rejected this argument, emphasizing individual responsibility with respect to crimes against humanity

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