Genocide+in+the+world+since+the+Holocaust

Define the term and its origin- Alex After the Holocaust, there were two new words invented to describe the sick actions committed: Genocide and Holocaust. Genocide came from the greek word of geno, which meant a group or race of people, and from the latin word of cide, which meant killing. Therefore, genocide was created. Holocaust comes from Greek, literally meaning "sacrifice by fire". The word is dominantly used to refer to the acts of the German Nazi Army and affiliates in killing 12 million people, more than half of which being Jews. This was Germany's role in WWII, though has been replicated or mimicked in more recent years since the war. Bosnia- Alex This is Bosnia before the genocide occurred.

Bosnia is a small, mountain covered country in southern Europe, Northeast of Italy. The nation has a small population, less than that of London. Until 1878, Bosnia was part of the Ottoman Empire, before becoming part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, that is, until WWI. After this war, Bosnia joined other countries to form Yugoslavia, being ruled by Belgrade, the Serbian Capital. Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia called for independence in 1991 and were recognized by all countries. However, the next year when Bosnia called for independence, it was only seen as independent by the U.S. and Europe. Serbians in Bosnia believed that they were part of the Greater Serbia and wanted to stay like that. The Yugoslav army, fresh from fighting to keep Croatia, turned to Bosnia. The Serb army was in control of most of Bosnia and was fighting off the resistance. The UN sent small amounts of aid in 6 so-called safe areas, mostly muslim areas, however lost all of the cities with exception of Sarajevo. The captured cities were "cleansed", a term accepted to avoid the word genocide. Ethnic groups were killed in onslaughts by the Yugoslav army. One of the safe areas was known as Srebenica, situated in what is called Republika Srpska. However, in 1995, the area was invaded by Yugoslav troops and taken over. Many thousands of muslims were killed and the resources for the city were cut off or became scarce because of the occupation. The Dutch and French Armies were sent in to protect the safe zones. However the armies were poorly equipped and dozens of Dutch troops were captured. The Dutch asked France for help but to no avail. Finally, because they were not responded to by France, the Dutch army threatened Yugoslavia of an air strike at 6 a.m. on July 11, though two jets merely flew overhead without attacking. At this point, the French and Dutch armies were evacuating targeted people to Dutch compounds, in much need after the attacks intensified at the sight of no air strike. The next day, Mladic, the Yugoslav leader, had made a promise. He stated that all people would be allowed out as long as men could be screened to check for war criminals. Women and children were separated from the men and were deported on buses before the men were killed. Afterwards, the transportations returned for more people: no men could be seen and soon no women or children as they were deported. At midday, the Yugoslav troops were prepared for the thousands left in the compounds, and met groups of 5 on their way out, again separating the men from the women and children. Some soldiers used the blue peacekeeping helmets from the fallen Dutch soldiers to appear as though they were Dutch and tricked people into giving themselves up.

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(Statistics) It took four days to deport all of the people from Srebrenica. 7,500 boys/men over 13 yeas of age were killed and brought to the places of their deaths. 3,000 of these people were shot or decapitated attempting to run or escape the Yugoslav army. Another 1,500 people were stuffed in warehouses and shot with machine guns and hit with grenades. Thousands more died in common places such as parks, football fields, and farms. The estimated death toll of this genocide was about 200,000 people and two million others fled the country.

Rwanda

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In 1994, genocide was committed in Rwanda, a country located in Central Africa. At that time in Rwanda, there were mainly three ethnic groups: Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa. The genocide began in April 1994, when a Hutu-led extremist group proposed to murder all people that were Tutsi, all those suspected of being Tutsi, and all those against the Rwandan government practices, including those that were Hutu. ======

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The killings for the genocide in Rwanda were carried out in varied ways. Many times, roadblocks were set up across the country, their goal to eliminate Tutsis. As a result of this, nearly 500,000 people, mostly those of the Tutsi minority, were killed. The army carried out the killings of the Rwanda genocide. Not just killings were carried out. During the genocide, an estimated 250,000 women were raped. ======

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The genocide in Rwanda ceased in July 1994 when the Rwandan Patriotic Front, led by Tutsis, fought the killers in the genocide and brought Rwanda under control. However, the genocide left its mark. Although some people managed to escape the massacre, nearly 800,000 people of Hutu and Tutsi ethnicity had been killed and hundreds of thousands of women had been raped. In addition, approximately 95,000 children lost their parents. ======

[[image:rwanda_murambigasana3_medium.jpg width="480" height="319"]] A survivor of the Rwanda genocide in Murambi, Rwanda
Darfur,Sudan- Alex

Sudan, the largest country in Africa, is in the middle of a genocide/civil war started in 2003 by two groups, the SLM/A and the JEM from a part of the country known as Darfur. These groups have accused the Sudanese government of racially suppressing black Africans in favor of Arabs. No accurate scale of casualties are available as there is little information coming from the nation. This is because most or all reporters or journalists have been arrested or harassed, limiting the amount of information available. Also, the Sudanese government has tampered with evidence and has attempted to cover up the amount of information released, giving its own, less intense opinion. There are many estimates, ranging from 20,000 to 400,000 people being killed, but the UN estimates have stated over 300,000 civilians were killed, along with 700 fighters. They also estimate that 2.85 million people have been displaced, while the Sudanese government insists that this estimate is too severe and exaggerated, placing their own estimate of people displaced at 450,000. The SLM/A and JEM are allegedly being supported by the Countries of Chad and Eritrea.

The United Nations have stated in a 2005 176 page document that this crisis cannot be classified as a genocide because it shows that there is no direct intent of genocide from Sudan.

(Statistics) 150,000 people have died directly from the acts of the sudanese government. 90% of targeted groups and associations in affiliation with the resistance against the government in Darfur villages have been destroyed. 97% of all killings from this genocide have been executed by the militia groups of the government against the innocent civilians of the country. Due to a lack of correct nutrition, every day 80 infants die. 80% of those displaced are women or children who are vulnerable to harassment or slavery by members of the Sudanese government. Most people in Sudan are stricken by poverty, despite the fact that the country is one of the most oil rich countries in the world. Cambodia- Evan Cambodian genocide unlike most of the other genocide in this group. This genocide was not toward a particular race of people. This genocide was towards a particular class of people specifically the upper classes of Cambodian society such as the millionaires. These people were executed by the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot's original name was Saloth Sar. He grew up in a repressive government and was very poor. his party called the Khmer Rouge came to power when the peasants of Cambodia rebelled against their government when armed by the Khmer Rouge. The entire Khmer Rouge army was made of peasants. Thus they were not well trained and needed the help of communist North Vietnam in order to obtain power and hold onto it.The peasants were forced to work in death camps to restart civilization as we know it. In this year zero people worked on collective farms. Eventually malnutrition, disease, lack of medical care and executions killed 2.7 million people during this brutal regime.

These are the faces of some of the people that were, killed men, women, and children were not spared. they lined people up told them to dig their own graves then they executed them there are even tales of axes going through the heads of babies now do you say that this genocide was not as brutal as the others. on the right you can see a woman and her child both were executed. on the left is a small list of people that were killed

young Khmer rouge soldiers armed with AK47s, preparing for war.

the young khmer rouge soldiers were forced to commit executions of those that did not work. this regime could only have been created through the help of others. thereby saying that the only reason totalitarian governments come to power is because we let them. people think they know who to trust when theres really nothing of the sort.

Resources:

http://www.flashpoints.info/issue_briefings/Genocide/Genocide_main.htm http://www.flashpoints.info/issue_briefings/Genocide/Genocide_main.htm http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_bosnia1.html http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143 http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-darfur [] [|www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/**pol**-**pot**.htmwww.yale.edu/cgp/]

Interesting Side notes:

Alex: //“In Germany they first came for the communists; and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews; and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists; and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics; and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Catholic. Then they came for me – and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.”// – Martin Niemoller

Alex: While the holocaust was the most devastating genocide ever, it did not kill the most people: Stalin's Purges and Famine killed as many as 23 million people, almost twice that of the holocaust.