Genocide Flashcards
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Genocide
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the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the intention of destroying them; associated with Samantha Power
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Samantha Power: Genocide
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talks about the events during the 1994 Rwandan genocide of the Tutsi by the Hutu, tensions between the two groups had been building for years, the US (and the rest of the world)’s inaction, withdrawal of peacekeepers, downplaying the urgency and severity, prioritized evacuation of Americans over the lives of the Tutsi, didn’t consider signs of genocide like militarization and radio transmissions
