Victor Mardikian Mr. Reese 4A Honors World History 13 May 2013 Armenian Genocide 1915-1923 After their defeat in the Balkan War‚ the Ottomans lost not only their European territories‚ but also their pride and self-importance. To regain their pride in nationalism‚ they felt it necessary to impose their culture‚ language and especially‚ their religion on the minority‚ the Armenians. The Armenians were designated to a second-class citizenship‚ had to abide inequalities‚ and endure special hardships
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Rwandan Genocide On April 6th‚ 1994‚ the Rwandan Genocide began between the Tutsi and Hutu. This conflict was sparked by a long history of European involvement between the two‚ which created a dislike between the two due to class warfare‚ (Johnson‚ 2014). When Rwanda was first colonized in the late 1800’s by Germany. Germany treated the Tutsi as a superior group‚ because they were seen as more European looking‚ so they were given roles of power. Germany lost Rwanda after WWI‚ and the Belgians
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this is a very real scenario and we have become desensitized to this and that is a problem. Genocide and terrorism‚ while both different types of political violence have the result in that it leads to countless innocent deaths. However‚ what leads to an average person murdering whether it be through genocide or through using terrorism as a means of achieving goals that leaders and murderers have. Genocide and terrorism have wreaked havoc all over the world‚ terrorism primarily in the Middle East
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Ethnic cleansing and genocide is the most dangerous form of war of secession that drown the modern day societies. Ethnic cleansing is done to create a group of people of same ethnicity in a place. It may be due to several reasons like high economic status of one group‚ due to enmity in the past against one group or absence of respect for human freedom by the government. Ethnic cleansing and genocides creates calamitous effects on countries. The government of Arab Republic of Egypt perceives ethnic
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The Rwandan Genocide was one of the world’s worst genocide ever that left several people without families‚ and brought a divide in the country between two ethnic groups‚ the Tutsi and the Hutu‚ and people are still dealing with the effects to this day. The main parties that acted in the Rwandan Genocide were the Hutu‚ the Tutsi‚ the United Nations‚ the United States‚ Belgium‚ France‚ and some neighboring countries of Rwanda were also involved. According to “Rwandan Genocide‚” the cause of the genocide
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The Rwandan Genocide: An International Catastrophe Most individuals often don’t realize what encompasses making a decision that will affect the lives of other people. The probability that someone will die is almost always present‚ no matter which course of action is taken. The fact of the matter is that innocent people should always be put first. The innocent people of a society should never face the consequences for the actions of the unjust and the inhumane. However‚ in certain cases‚ there are
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Genocide in Bosnia By the End of the Cold war the world had already seen the end of hundreds of wars and countless violations of human rights. With witnessing‚ these events substantial progress had been made to defining what human rights are and what constitutes a violation to human rights. The first of theses inalienable human rights being the biblical right to life. Several Non- governmental organizations dedicate their time and energy to maintaining a close watch over the world to report on
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the primary similarities from Syrian genocide to Germany are millions of civilians died‚ genocides often cause war and countries around the conflicted country pay a unwanted venture they do not appreciate. At the blink of WW2‚ was a devastating lost; 60 million
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never picture ourselves being face in these kinds of extreme circumstances however the truth is‚ this could happen to any of us. A controversial topic is whether or not genocide still occur today‚ a genocide is a universal language any group of people wanting to gain superior power over a group of people or the world. The first genocide occurred over 30000 years ago‚ when Homo sapiens came across the unique independent type of humans and destroy them to seize more space on
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Rwanda Genocide is defined as: the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial‚ political‚ or cultural group (merriam-webster.com). Genocides usually occur because one group of people feel intimidated by another. “In 1994‚ Rwanda’s population of seven million was composed of three ethnic groups: Hutu (approximately 85%)‚ Tutsi (14%) and Twa (1%)” (www.unitedhumanrights.org). The Hutu population felt intimidated‚ and resented the Tutsi population. The Tutsi had previously ruled
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