On 10 October 1868, sugar mill owner Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and his followers proclaimed Cuba’s independence from Spain, triggering a war. Spanish forces detained civilians in concentration camps in order to more easily combat guerrilla forces.
During the Philippine–American War (1899 – 1902) the U.S. carried out scorched earth campaigns and forcibly relocated many civilians to concentration camps, where thousands died.
"In the 1880s, Germany claimed a southwest section of Africa, today known as Namibia, with a land mass more than twice the size of Germany. They took over the territory with brutal force, confiscating land, poisoning water wells, and stealing livestock.
"Continuously subjected to systematic sexual and physical violence by colonists, a local tribe called Herero rebelled in 1904, later joined by the Nama.
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On 10 October 1868, sugar mill owner Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and his followers proclaimed Cuba’s independence from Spain, triggering a war. Spanish forces detained civilians in concentration camps in order to more easily combat guerrilla forces.
During the Philippine–American War (1899 – 1902) the U.S. carried out scorched earth campaigns and forcibly relocated many civilians to concentration camps, where thousands died.
"In the 1880s, Germany claimed a southwest section of Africa, today known as Namibia, with a land mass more than twice the size of Germany. They took over the territory with brutal force, confiscating land, poisoning water wells, and stealing livestock.
"Continuously subjected to systematic sexual and physical violence by colonists, a local tribe called Herero rebelled in 1904, later joined by the Nama.
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