GenocideBy Logan Pia

Genocide:The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

DehumanizationThe psychological process of demonizing the enemy, making them seem less than human and hence not worthy of humane treatment. This can lead to increased violence, human rights violations, war crimes, and genocide.

The Stalin Era

Joseph Stalin: Dictator of the Soviet UnionReign: 1929-1953Estimated deaths: 20,000,000+ Ukrainian

people (famine alone caused 7,000,000) Stalin would later die in a prison in 1953Stalin targeted all Ukrainian people

The Holocaust

Adolf Hitler: Dictator of GermanyReign: 1933-1945Estimated deaths: 6,000,000+Hitler later committed suicide in 1945Hitler targeted the Jews

The Rwandan Genocide

April 7 – July 15, 1994The Hutu-led government attempted to

exterminate the Tutsi.Estimated deaths: 500,000-1,000,000The assignation of Habyarimana, the

President of the Republic of Rwanda, helped spark the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide.

Reading these relate to

Always, Darkness VisibleWarsaw DiaryLetter to HitlerExecutive order no. 9066Case Study Rwandan Genocide

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