Analysis of the Armenian Genocide The Ottoman Empire had been in a steady decline for years and a new government and identified a problem‚ the Armenians‚ to blame. In an attempt to solve their problem‚ the Ottoman Turks attempted to exterminate the entire Armenian population‚ known as genocide‚ as the solution. However‚ the Turks deny the existence of a genocide and claim it was a civil war between the Armenians and themselves. Despite claiming the Armenian Genocide was a civil war‚ it is clear that
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Rednaxela R. Calderon ASSIGNMENT No. 4 HOTEL RWANDA GUIDE QUESTIONS: 1. If you were in the situation of Paul‚ how far would you go to protect your countrymen‚ when you know very well that this will cost you the life of your family? Will you abandon your family to save the lives of others? => If I will put myself in Paul’s situation‚ I think‚ I would help and protect my countrymen as long as I can and as long as I’m living. But first I’m going to ensure my family’s safety before I gamble
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started when the Tutsi killed the Hutu president trying to overthrow the government. They were getting their houses destroyed and had no weapons. although the Tutsi were getting killed in large numbers they rallied and came back to get control of Rwanda. The Whole thing started with the Tutsis killing the Rwandan president because the government was run by the Hutu and were being unfair to the Tutsi. The next person in line ordered a attack later that day to kill any Tutsi they saw. Hutu killed
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Country: Syria 1. Previous History of Systemic Acts of Violence The Syrian breakdown began in 2011 when Syrian President Bashar el-Assad began a brutal crackdown because of the peaceful protestors of the country. The attacks escalated when a civil war broke out between the Assad Regime with allied militias and opposition groups against the protesters because a group of kids under the age of 15 sprayed a wall with graffiti‚ demeaning the Assad Regime‚ which was considered a crime against the
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Mass murders and genocide are some of the worst possible atrocities to happen to mankind. There have been many in the past‚ like the Holocaust (1933-1945)‚ but the unfortunate reality is that genocide is not a thing of the past. Genocides are actually becoming more and more popular‚ and who knows which country could be next. The North Korean and Darfur genocides are happening right now‚ and there are many differences and similarities between them‚ including how they are both tragic events. The
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Hotel Rwanda‚ and Night comparison 2/6/13 The Holocaust was a tragic even to occur during WWI. Millions of innocent lives were taking only because they were of a different religion. Hitler was the dictator of Germany back in WWI and he thought of a “’perfect race.” This race did not include the Jewish population so he decided to get rid of them. Aside from the Holocaust the Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter that took place in 1994 in the East African state of Rwanda. The genocide
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these violations. The Rwandan Genocide in
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The Consequences of the Bangladesh Genocide In the beginning of 1971‚ West Pakistan attempted to eliminate the Bengali culture in Eastern Pakistan. With the formation of the Bengali nationalists creating their own country‚ the liberation war occurred in Bangladesh which caused the genocide. In reality the liberation war was a smoke screen to hide the genocide that was being committed on the Bengali people‚ from the Pakistan government. Over three million people were killed and over fifteen million
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After watching Hotel Rwanda‚ I had many emotions including confusion‚ frustration and gratitude. I was initially unfamiliar with tribal labels‚ such as Hutu of Tutsi. ‘Tribal violence’ is not discussed frequently on the western part of the globe. I was incredibly frustrated by the non-stop nagging of the supposedly officials. The officials took advantage of their power and chose to ignore the genocide. Their ignorance made them responsible for the thousands of innocent people horrendously killed
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ethnicity does not always explain genocide. Hinton’s research proves that violence does not necessarily occur because people are evil. During the Cambodian genocide people who would not usually commit such atrocious acts did so because of the circumstances they were in. In the case of the Cambodian genocide it was there cultural orientation that explained why people behaved in violent ways. Political‚ cultural and social regions were all factors that allowed the genocide to escalate. Under the Khmer Rouge
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