Question

When the nazi death camps were liberated people around the world were most likely shocked by

The existence of the camps

The size and scale of the camps

The secrecy of the camps

The locations of the camps

Answer 1

I would say that it is the existence of the camps that really shocked people. The locations weren´t a big factor nor the size and scale. And the camps weren't that secret either. Most people in Germany knew about it and the news distributed as well. Businesses in Germany also helped pay for the camps to be built and helped design them. (A little extra information). I hope this helps!

Answer 2

The correct answer is: "The size and scale of the camps"

The Nazi authorities used death camps in order to put into practice the massive extermination of Jewish people, which they called the Final Solution to the Jewish Question. When the death camps were liberated, their explicit purpouse was revealed, as many were disguised as labor camps, and even the German population believed so.

But the most shocking feature was its size and the industrial manner in which they could murder human beings at such a large scale, by using the gas chambers and crematoriums. Prisoner camps had been used in armed conflicts before, but never this format of death camps. It was believed that 5-6 millions of Jews were extermined by the nazi regime, but nowadays experts infer even larger figures.