Years of immense hatred and the desire to protect are as similar as night and day. World War II had many victims. The Jews and the Japanese were two of many groups forced into being one of these victims. During the war Jews were put into concentration camps located throughout and around Germany and Japanese American citizens were gather from around the U.S. and put into internment camps located near the center of the U.S. Even though both were relocated to camps, the Japanese internment camps were nothing compared to the nightmares the Jewish faced. The main differences between the concentration and internment camps were, the Jews were stripped of their rights, the reason of making the camps were very different, and the Jews were mistreated.
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The United States was worried that the Japanese were going to attack America from the inside. Out of fear the American government condemned all Japanese living in the U.S. While internment camps were made out of fear, concentration camps were made out of hatred. Hitler blamed the Jews for everything, even if it wasn’t their fault. Hitler hated the Jews so much he had concentration camps built for the purpose of mass murdering all Jews. Lastly, internment camps were built to protect America. Condemning the Japanese was mostly to prevent attacks from inside the U.S., but the camps were built in the center of America to avoid loyal citizens from getting hurt. Most Japanese lived on the west coast, which is closest to Japan, making it more likely for that area to be a war zone. This also shows America wanted to protect all Americans so they took into consideration the safety of the Japanese. All of these reasons show the purpose of creating the camps were very …show more content…
In the camps, forced labor killed many Jews and was a slow, painful, and tiring death. “Sometimes the labor was pointless and was meant to break down their will power (Holocaust Documentary).” “There was no forced labor in the internment camps, but if they wanted a job, they could have one within the camp or from a private employer (The United of States of America Propaganda Video) .”Additionally, the living condition of the concentration camps were horrible. The Jews had little food and small amounts of contaminated water once a day, resulting in many deaths from dehydration and malnutrition. The living quarters were so small, hundreds of people crammed into a small building, causing thousands to die from disease. The Japanese each had their own home and plenty of fresh water and three meals a day. Above all, the Jews were tortured and killed in inhuman ways. Many Jews were gassed beat to death, abused, and burned, suffering a slow, scary death. Starvation and torture weren’t issues for the Japanese, showing the camps were nothing
The United States was worried that the Japanese were going to attack America from the inside. Out of fear the American government condemned all Japanese living in the U.S. While internment camps were made out of fear, concentration camps were made out of hatred. Hitler blamed the Jews for everything, even if it wasn’t their fault. Hitler hated the Jews so much he had concentration camps built for the purpose of mass murdering all Jews. Lastly, internment camps were built to protect America. Condemning the Japanese was mostly to prevent attacks from inside the U.S., but the camps were built in the center of America to avoid loyal citizens from getting hurt. Most Japanese lived on the west coast, which is closest to Japan, making it more likely for that area to be a war zone. This also shows America wanted to protect all Americans so they took into consideration the safety of the Japanese. All of these reasons show the purpose of creating the camps were very …show more content…
In the camps, forced labor killed many Jews and was a slow, painful, and tiring death. “Sometimes the labor was pointless and was meant to break down their will power (Holocaust Documentary).” “There was no forced labor in the internment camps, but if they wanted a job, they could have one within the camp or from a private employer (The United of States of America Propaganda Video) .”Additionally, the living condition of the concentration camps were horrible. The Jews had little food and small amounts of contaminated water once a day, resulting in many deaths from dehydration and malnutrition. The living quarters were so small, hundreds of people crammed into a small building, causing thousands to die from disease. The Japanese each had their own home and plenty of fresh water and three meals a day. Above all, the Jews were tortured and killed in inhuman ways. Many Jews were gassed beat to death, abused, and burned, suffering a slow, scary death. Starvation and torture weren’t issues for the Japanese, showing the camps were nothing