Genocide Flashcards
The ____ aided the Armenians during and after the Hamidian Massacres
American Red Cross
The ___ was the political party that organized the Armenian Genocide.
Young Turks (CUP)
The “final solution” was partially successful through the process of genocide. The Nazi Party
who first targeted the Jews, then isolated them into ghettos, then deported their victims to
concentration camps where most perished.
Holocaust
Beginning in 1830, the US undertook a policy of “removing” all native ppl from the area east of the Mississippi River. In the series of interments and thousand-mile forced marches which followed, entire ppls were decimated.
Genocide of the Native Americans
By 1932, much of the wheat crop was dumped on the foreign Market to generate cash to aid Stalin’s 5-year-plan. the law demanded that no grain could be given. To feed the peasants until the quota was met. By the Spring of 1933, an estimated 25,000 people died every day.
Ukrainian Genocide
Genocide was carried out by the “Young Turk” Government of the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1918
Armenian Genocide
Nearly 40% of Rohingya Villages targeted by the military are now empty or burned down. And recently, slain bodies of Rohingya Children have washed up on the shores of Bangladesh, revealing the extreme measures the army is taking against the Rohingya.
Myanmar Genocide
Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge Political party in a reign of violence, fear, and brutality. An attempt to form a Communist peasant farming society resulted in the death of 25% of the population from starvation, overwork, and executions.
Cambodian Genocide
Since February 2003, government-sponsored militias known as the Janjaweed have conducted a calculated campaign of slaughter, rape, starvation, and displacement. it is estimated that 400,000 people have died due to violence, starvation and disease. more than 2.5 million people have been displaced from their homes and over 200,000 have fled across the border to Chad.
Genocide in Darfur
Conflict between the three main ethnic groups - the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims - Resulted in genocide committed by the Serbs against Bosnian Muslims. over 200,000 Muslim civilians were systematically murdered and 2 million became refugees at the hands of the Serbs.
Bosnia & Herzegovina Genocide