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Why did they create concentration camps?
Concentration camps were first used by the British during the Boer War. As their name implies, it was the most efficient way of holding the maximum number of prisoners with the smallest number of guards. For the reasons why the Nazis set up concentration camps see the related question.
Who invented concentration camp?
The term Concentration camp was first used by the British in the Boer wars. this was very different form the concentration camps used in Nazi Germany. they were not death camps but camps in which the family of Boer rebels were imprisoned so that they could not aid the rebels. However concentration camps have been used before this (only they were not called concentration camps) they were used by the Spanish in the 1860's even American soldiers used similar camps on Cherokee and other native Americans in the 1830's so this type of military tactic has been around for a long time, but the term is British. Evidently, there are no real differences, but rather there are similarities between the English and the German concentration camps.
What is the origin of the word concentration camp?
The term was first used of the camps established by the British in the Boer War in 1900-1902. Please see the link.
What was the second ever concentration camp?
The second-ever concentration camp, following the establishment of the first in 1896 in Cuba, was the concentration camp created by the British during the Second Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa. These camps were designed to detain Boer civilians and were notorious for their poor living conditions, leading to high mortality rates due to disease and malnutrition. The British aimed to undermine the Boer guerrilla tactics by separating civilians from combatants. This strategy marked one of the earliest uses of concentration camps in a modern conflict.
What was the purpose of the British concentration camps in the the Boer War?
To isolate the Boer "commando's" from logistical, operational and psychological support. Needless to say it failed dismally and became not only a national shame, but a point of bitterness between British and "boer" that continues (in many secotors) till this day
Who created the concentration camps?
The British during the second Boer War.
Who war apart of the boer war?
The British won the Boer War against the Afrikaners (Boers) in 1902, after the Boers surrendered because at that point already more than 28000 of they're women and children died in Brittish concentration camps.
Who were the first people put in a consentrarion camp?
Concentration camps are a British invention and were first used to house Boer prisoners during the Boer War in South Africa.
Who did the Boers fight in the Boer War?
The British Army ! They themselves were also opposed by the native races ie, the Zulus, or the Baralongs, all of whom opposed them for their greed and cruelty. It is one of the shameful things about British History, they were the first to use concentration camps. 28000 Boer women and children died in the camps.
Why did they create concentration camps?
Concentration camps were first used by the British during the Boer War. As their name implies, it was the most efficient way of holding the maximum number of prisoners with the smallest number of guards. For the reasons why the Nazis set up concentration camps see the related question.
Who invented concentration camp?
The term Concentration camp was first used by the British in the Boer wars. this was very different form the concentration camps used in Nazi Germany. they were not death camps but camps in which the family of Boer rebels were imprisoned so that they could not aid the rebels. However concentration camps have been used before this (only they were not called concentration camps) they were used by the Spanish in the 1860's even American soldiers used similar camps on Cherokee and other native Americans in the 1830's so this type of military tactic has been around for a long time, but the term is British. Evidently, there are no real differences, but rather there are similarities between the English and the German concentration camps.
What were conditions like in the concentration camps in the Anglo Boer war?
Conditions deteriorated rapidly and over 20% of the prisoners died of malnutrition and/or disease.
Did people get captured in the Boer war?
Yes, many people were captured and both sides had prisons that were bad enough to be termed 'concentration camps'.
Were women in the US in concentration camps in World War 2?
only Japanese American women
What is the origin of the word concentration camp?
The term was first used of the camps established by the British in the Boer War in 1900-1902. Please see the link.
What did the british use against boers in the secind boer war?
"Scorched earth" policies (burning homes and farms so that they had no food) and concentration camps.
What was the purpose of the British concentration camps in the the Boer War?
To isolate the Boer "commando's" from logistical, operational and psychological support. Needless to say it failed dismally and became not only a national shame, but a point of bitterness between British and "boer" that continues (in many secotors) till this day
