Assertion: concentration camp | /r/ObjectUse | used by western governments
Facets:
value: throughout the early 20th century
type: TEMPORAL
value: as a means
type: PURPOSE
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: While the term concentration camp is often dismissed as extreme or exaggerated given its connotation of Nazi Konzentrationslager like Auschwitz or Dachau — which could more accurately be called death camps or forced enslavement camps — concentration camps were widely used by Western governments throughout the early 20th century as a means to cope with insurgent populations in the colonies and waves of migrants fleeing war in Europe.