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*Concentration camps were used during [[the Trail of Tears]], which began after President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the Indian Removal Act to relocate the Five Civilized Tribes of Native Americans to the Indian Territories. They were mostly used as a last resort and temporary placement for Natives until new land could be found for them to settle on. | *Concentration camps were used during [[the Trail of Tears]], which began after President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the Indian Removal Act to relocate the Five Civilized Tribes of Native Americans to the Indian Territories. They were mostly used as a last resort and temporary placement for Natives until new land could be found for them to settle on. | ||
*During the [[Mau Mau Uprising]], British authorities in Kenya took many Kenyan civilians to concentration camps, where many were tortured or sexually abused. | *During the [[Mau Mau Uprising]], British authorities in Kenya took many Kenyan civilians to concentration camps, where many were tortured or sexually abused. | ||
*The [[Ustaše]] used concentration camps throughout Croatia to [[Serbian Genocide|exterminate Serbs, Jews and Gypsies]]. Something that made the Ustaše particularly infamous was the creation of concentration camps exclusively for children. | *The [[Ustaše]] used concentration camps throughout Croatia to [[Serbian Genocide|exterminate Serbs, Jews and Gypsies]]. Something that made the Ustaše particularly infamous was the creation of concentration camps exclusively for children. The most well-known Ustaše camp was [[Jasenovac concentration camp]]. | ||
*The [[Moore River Native Settlement]] was an internment camp in Australia established by [[A.O. Neville]] to assimilate the Stolen Generations into white culture. | *The [[Moore River Native Settlement]] was an internment camp in Australia established by [[A.O. Neville]] to assimilate the Stolen Generations into white culture. | ||
*[[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] made use of concentration camps during his tenure as President of Egypt, mostly imprisoning [[Muslim Brotherhood]] members. | *[[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] made use of concentration camps during his tenure as President of Egypt, mostly imprisoning [[Muslim Brotherhood]] members. |