Internment Camps vs. Concentration Camps Imagine sitting at home in your living room with your family, then all the sudden there is a loud bang on your front door. Your father gets up to answer the door and is drug out into the street by soldiers. You are told to gather everything you can carry and leave safety right away. You have no idea where you’re are going or what lies ahead of you. This happened to many innocent lives in Europe during World War II. Similarly, a less bruitle event affected the Japanese-Americans across the Atlantic Ocean. Adolf Hitler had become one of the most well-known dictators this world has ever seen. His power didn’t only spread throughout Germany, but throughout Europe as well. During World War II and now, there are people that believe his actions were inhumane and then there are others who follow him and worship him like a god, for example, Neo-Nazis. Before World War II, Germany was on the break of a serious depression, everything started to fall apart. Their economy was crashing and they …show more content…
However, the camps were still crowded and the food was scarce. The blocks were crowded and didn’t have the best of ventilation or plumbing. They were able to work and got paid that of an Army Private. They were allowed to play sports and continue hobbies. In a simple sense, they were living their daily life in isolation and little pay for their work. Consequently, according to History.com Staff, “Japanese Internment Camps”, there was some violence that occurred in these camps. At one point there was an event where a man attempted to escape and was shot and killed. There were other situations that led to interments being shot and killed, “At the Topaz Relocation Center, a man was shot and killed by military police for going too near the perimeter. Two months later, a couple was shot at for the same reason” (History.com Staff, “Japanese Internment