Nazi ghettos
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During World War II, ghettos were set up across Nazi-occupied Europe by the Nazi regime in order to confine and segregate Jews, and sometimes Gypsies, into a small parts of towns or cities. In documents and signage at their entrances, the Nazis most often referred to these areas as Jüdischer Wohnbezirk or Wohngebiet der Juden, both of which translate as Jewish Quarters. There were several distinct types, including so-called "open ghettos", "sealed ghettos" and "extermination ghettos". In a number of cases, they were the scene of uprisings against German control known collectively as ghetto uprisings.
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