Life Behind BarsAlmost every nation in the world took a fighting position in World War II, the bloodiest and deadliest war ever known where tragedy had struck everywhere. No place remained completely unscathed by the signs of another needless war that had occurred once again. With more than thirty-eight million dead, many of them innocent, civilians everywhere have had to endure painful experiences that have left an indelible mark on the world and will be remembered forever (Scholastic). During the war period, the German superpower began to place all its enemies in the camps controlled by them. These camps were called internment camps which were confinements or prisons of people, in this case Englishmen, without trial (Oxford). The main impact of the British internment camps were the strikes they helped create together which represented the wounds and struggles they endured during their confinement not only suffering in the camps, but also during the war itself. In 1980, four hundred men and women prisoners banded together to create an uprising in hopes of making a difference. The protest movement was called the “Blanket Protest” and consisted of two large hunger strikes. In the same year the first hunger strike took place in which Irish republican prisoners made five demands which they were refused to comply with. The demands were as follows: no prisoner uniform, no prison work, free association with other prisoners, organization of own educational and recreational activities, and one visit, letter and packet per week. After the prisoner's requests were rejected, ten men died, which while dying was better than surrendering to the system. Although the strike was ultimately a failure and crushed some of the prisoners' spirits... in the middle of paper... reading material except the Bible (religious magazines have also been banned since my last visit), no pens or writing materials. writing, TV or radio, no hobbies or manual labor, no exercise or recreation. They are locked in their cells for almost the whole day and some of them have been in this condition for more than a year and a half. The conditions the prisoners endured were undeserved for any human being, however World War II was not fair and with the Nazis in charge, all was well (McGreevy Packet). Thanks to the prisoners coming together to defend their freedom in the camps, they were finally able to achieve their goal despite all their pain, to take back their freedom. struggling painfully to obtain it. Despite capture, imprisonment and suffering in internment camps, people never gave up their faith and hope of being free.