Concentration + extermination

Question 1

How were they transported + what happened when they got there

Answer 1

• Jews were taken to camps by trains, often in overcrowded cattle cars with no food or toilets.
• On arrival, people were selected—some sent to work, others to immediate death (especially in extermination camps)
• Heads were shaved and numbers were tattooed on arms
• Families separated

Question 2

Aims of concentration camps

Answer 2

• To incarcerate people seen as enemies of the state
• Eliminate individuals by murder away from the public and judicial review
• Exploit prisoners for labour

Question 3

Living conditions

Answer 3

• Overcrowded in wooden barracks that provided little to no protection from harsh weather conditions
• Many became sick from unsanitary conditions
• Barely any food, often watery soup or a piece of bread
• People with illness were often ignored or killed

Question 4

Persecution in concentration camps

Answer 4

• Forced to do hard physical labour all-day
• beaten, hanged, or shot for very small things, like not standing straight during roll call.
• Many used in cruel medical experiments (especially Auschwitz) that were often painful and deadly

Question 5

What was Auschwitz

Answer 5

A concentration and extermination camp

Question 6

Targeted groups

Answer 6

Jews, black people, those accused of resilience, LGBTQ, Jehovahs witness, disabled people and more

Question 7

Auschwitz blocks 10 -11

Answer 7

Medical experiments

Question 8

Auschwitz block 4

Answer 8

Gas chambers

Question 9

Impacts

Answer 9

• Survivors faced long-term trauma (physical & emotional).
• Millions were killed through gassing, shootings, or starvation.
• Families were separated and often never reunited.
• Jewish culture and communities were destroyed.
• Many survivors were displaced and had no home to return to. LEad to israwel

Question 10

Concentration camp

Answer 10

A concentration camp is a facility where people are imprisoned without trial, often under harsh conditions,