Colonization of Africa Why do you suppose western nations
colonized Africa in the 1800s?
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European Colonies in Africa Colonization was outlawed at the
end of WWII
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Acts of Genocide Occurring in the Eastern Hemisphere Genocide
in the 20 th Century
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What exactly is genocide? The deliberate and systematic
extermination of an ethnic, racial, political, or religious group.
Raphael Lemkin coined the phrase from the Greek root genos, meaning
family, tribe or race and the Latin root cide meaning killing.
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Turkish Persecution of Armenians The first genocide of the 20
th century occurred when Turkey eliminated Armenians from their
historical homeland which was located around Mount Ararat. Due to
religious differences, between 1915 and 1918, Turkey decimated
between 1.5 and 2 million Armenians through forced deportations and
massacres.
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Soviet Union under Josef Stalin When Vladimir Lenin died in
1924, Josef Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union. Through
forced labor camps, famine and executions, Stalin is responsible
for the deaths of at least 10 million of his countrymen, while some
people estimate the total to be closer to 20 million.
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Japanese Rape of Nanking, China Japanese forces prior to World
War II, invade the Chinese town of Nanking. A massacre ensued,
lasting 6 weeks. Between 1937 and 1938, the Japanese are
responsible for 300,000 deaths and countless rapes of Chinese
women.
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Nazi Holocaust in Germany Beginning in 1938, the Jewish
population of Germany begins a period of discrimination. From 1938
to 1945, 13 million people (including 6 million people of the
Jewish faith) were killed by the Nazi Holocaust. The Nazis built
ovens in many of their concentration camps to destroy the bodies of
the dead.
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Cambodian Genocide Led by Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge eliminated
any people who were sympathetic to the previous leaders in
Cambodia. Between 1975 and 1979, 2 Million Cambodians were killed
on their way to or in Killing Fields.
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Srebrenica Massacre In the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina,
conflict between the three main ethnic groups, the Serbs, Croats,
and Muslims, resulted in genocide committed by the Serbs against
the Muslims in Bosnia. In 1995, under the leadership of Slobodan
Milosevic, Serbians massacred about 200,000 Bosnians, many buried
in mass graves.
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Rwandan Genocide Hutu Majority of the Rwandan people.
Discriminated against by the Belgians. Shorter, dark skinned Tutsi
Minority of the Rwandan population. Favored by the Belgian
colonists. Taller, lighter skinned. Rwandan Refugee Camp in
Zaire
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8 Stages of Genocide 1. Classification Us vs. Them mentality,
creation of categories for different people. 2. Symbolization Names
or symbols are given to the classifications. 3. Dehumanization One
group denies the humanity of the group. 4. Organization Genocide is
always organized, usually by militia (private army). 5.
Polarization - Extremists drive the groups apart. 6. Preparation -
Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or
religious identity. 7. Extermination begins, and quickly becomes
the mass killing legally called genocide. 8. Denial perpetrators
burn the bodies, cover up evidence, intimidate witnesses and admit
nothing.
