Genocide In Human History

Throughout the course of human history, we as a people have displayed courage, compassion and unity which shows the capacity for good that humanity can accomplish. We have also displayed a lack of humanity that shows our capacity for hatred and ignorance. Unfortunately, genocide is a real part of our history and is still occurring in a world that should not allow this type of atrocity to happen. There are four events in our history where a mass murder of a people happened and although it is in our human nature to label these murders as genocide, I will explain why I think only some of these events can be called genocide.

During the times of exploration of our world, travelers from faraway places such as Spain, Portugal and the rest of
Adolf Hitler was the absolute dictator of Germany during World War II. He had the vision of an Aryan race which believed in racial hygiene in which only white people deserved to live. During the Holocaust, 11-14 million people were killed including 6 million Jews in concentration camps like Auschwitz. Adolf Hitler has been recorded saying “We shall regain our health only by eliminating the Jews”. Many people were murdered along with gypsies, gays and homosexuals, the physically handicapped and mentally retarded. Although there are no specific orders from Hitler regarding this “final solution”, many of his officers have stated that he knew and approved many of the killings. This was a deliberate extermination of a group of people and was carefully planned by the Third Reich. Death camps, gas chambers and killing squads were carefully planned by Hitler and his
The Holy Land is significant in Christianity because it represents the place of birth, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. In the 7th century, Palestine was conquered by the Arabs resulting in the long term Muslim presence in the Holy Land. The Crusades’ goal which included the retaking of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims resulted in campaigns of war resulting in the death of many Muslims. While this did result in the deliberate extermination of the Muslims, the reason why it was fought was to retake the Holy Land from the Muslims. Many of the Crusaders were given promises by the Pope regarding “remission of sin” which gave the Crusades the overwhelming support it needed from the public. This event happened due to a group of people wanting to regain a place of importance regarding their religion and not to solely exterminate the