GenocideGenocide

What is GenocideWhat is Genocide

The term "genocide" did not exist The term "genocide" did not exist before 1944 before 1944

Polish-Jewish lawyer named Raphel Polish-Jewish lawyer named Raphel Lemkin came up with the wordLemkin came up with the word

combining combining genogeno-, from the Greek -, from the Greek word for race or tribe, word for race or tribe,

with -with -cidecide, from the Latin word for , from the Latin word for killing. killing.

What is Genocide ContWhat is Genocide Cont Genocide means any of the following acts Genocide means any of the following acts

committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:as such:

Killing members of the group;Killing members of the group; Causing serious bodily or mental harm to Causing serious bodily or mental harm to

members of the group;members of the group; Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of

life calculated to bring about its physical life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; destruction in whole or in part;

Imposing measures intended to prevent births Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; within the group;

Forcibly transferring children of the group to Forcibly transferring children of the group to another groupanother group

Key TermsKey Terms

OppressionOppression– Harsh or cruel treatment of people over Harsh or cruel treatment of people over

a prolonged period of timea prolonged period of timePhysical and mental mistreatmentPhysical and mental mistreatment

DiscriminationDiscrimination– Unfair treatment of a group based on Unfair treatment of a group based on

prejudice or preconceived notions about prejudice or preconceived notions about that group, or social class. that group, or social class. People are treated different than the rest of People are treated different than the rest of

society because of race, religion, gender, society because of race, religion, gender, ethnic group or social classethnic group or social class

Key Terms Key Terms

GenocideGenocide– Deliberate and systematic effort to Deliberate and systematic effort to

exterminate all members of an ethnic, exterminate all members of an ethnic, religious, or national groupreligious, or national group

Ethnic CleansingEthnic Cleansing– Forcibly remove an ethnic group from an Forcibly remove an ethnic group from an

area and make it available for area and make it available for settlement by another groupsettlement by another group

Where has genocide occurredWhere has genocide occurred

Armenia 1915-1918Armenia 1915-1918 Stalin’s forced famine 1932-1933Stalin’s forced famine 1932-1933 Holocaust 1938-1945 Holocaust 1938-1945 Cambodia 1975-79Cambodia 1975-79 Bosnia-Herzegovinia 1992-1995Bosnia-Herzegovinia 1992-1995 Rwanda 1994Rwanda 1994

Armenia 1915-1918Armenia 1915-1918

1.5 million 1.5 million Armenians were Armenians were murdered, murdered, deported, or forced deported, or forced into the desert into the desert where they starved where they starved to deathto death

Stalin’s forced famine 1932-1933Stalin’s forced famine 1932-1933

Ukraine citizens wanted Ukraine citizens wanted independence from Stalin’s ruleindependence from Stalin’s rule

He caused a famineHe caused a famine Estimated 7 million diedEstimated 7 million died

Holocaust 1938-1945Holocaust 1938-1945

6 million people were killed by the 6 million people were killed by the Nazi’s during WWIINazi’s during WWII

Cambodia 1975-1979Cambodia 1975-1979 2,000,000 deaths2,000,000 deaths Led by Pol Pot and Khmer RougeLed by Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge Wanted to create an agrarian Wanted to create an agrarian

communist societycommunist society

Bosnia-Herzegovinia 1992-1995Bosnia-Herzegovinia 1992-1995

200,000 deaths200,000 deaths Serbs against the Muslims in BosniaSerbs against the Muslims in Bosnia

Rwanda 1994Rwanda 1994

Hutu’s of Rwanda used propaganda Hutu’s of Rwanda used propaganda through the radio to kill the Tutsi’ s in through the radio to kill the Tutsi’ s in RwandaRwanda

1 million deaths1 million deaths