genocidal events in the past century‚ has sparked many awareness programs to prevent another event of similar nature from happening again. Genocide is the act of deliberately killing a large group of people‚ especially those of a similar ethnic group or nation. These awareness efforts in recent years have lead historians to ask: Why does genocide occur? Often‚ genocide is the product of political and ethnic tensions
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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
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“Hitler’s concept of concentration camps as well as the practicality of genocide owed much‚ so he claimed‚ to his studies of English and United States history. He admired the camps for Boer prisoners in South Africa and for the Indians in the wild west; and often praised to his inner circle the efficiency of America’s extermination – by starvation and uneven combat – of the red savages who could not be tamed by captivity.” (Toland). Because of the US policies that were put in place the American Indians
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800‚000 people died in the Rwandan Genocide. Since it lasted 100 days‚ about 8‚000 people died every day. Due to the efforts of an upstander‚ that number could have been higher. 1 upstander from the genocide is the Red Cross. They are brave and kind. I can compare the Red Cross to only one person‚ Greg Mortenson. Here are some similarities and differences from both upstanders. To start off‚ who is Greg Mortenson? He is a person who sold everything he owned to help build schools in Pakistan. He
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The occurrences during what has come to be known as the Herero and Namaqua Genocide were brutal and have been seen as the first attempts at genocide. This piece will analyse the issue at large and also two primary sources relating to this tragedy in an attempt to shed light on the subject of the Herero situation in particular. Firstly‚ to properly contextualise and analyse the two documents‚ we have to look at who wrote the documents themselves. The author of both documents was Lothar von Trotha
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independence. Genocide is terribly crime against humanity that leaves immeasurable devastation in its wake. Stopping genocide and protecting human life should have much more importance than arbitrary laws of sovereignty. This essay will argue for intervention for cases that are deemed acts of genocide by the collective international community led by Western developed nations. Cases such as the Holocaust‚ and the Rwandan Genocide will be discussed to emphasize the impact genocide has on the world
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Global Reaction: Throughout the duration of the genocide‚ the Western Governments looked upon the purge and mass killings as a victory over Communism. Occurring at the height of the Cold War between Communist nations and 1st world countries‚ the presence of the Indonesian massacres in the media was heavily monitored‚ and most Journalists were unable to enter Indonesian territories. Instead‚ they were forced to rely upon the official statements made by the Western Governments. In fact‚ the British
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In 1945‚ Indonesia proclaimed its Independence from the Dutch. A strong nationalist named Sukarno lead the movement‚ soon followed by Suharto. Having to be ruled by the Dutch for many years‚ Indonesia had to build everything from the start. They suffered in unification due to their diversity‚ and faced economic and government instabilities as a new nation. During this period of unstable economy‚ Indonesia have violated many human rights. However‚ their strong belief of Independence helped them become
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Aftermath of the Genocide By taking a closer look at Rwanda and its people‚ I came to realize that despite the genocidal violence that occurred‚ Rwanda was its ’ own country with its ’ own unique traditions‚ customs‚ and cultures. Nonetheless the media attention surrounding the genocide in Rwanda is unavoidable. By researching Rwanda I have come to find out that one thing the media does not cover is the aftermath of the genocide. I will take a closer look into why the genocide happened‚ what we
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Philippines’ Untold Genocide During my elementary years when Philippine History was first introduced to us‚ it was only the Japanese and the Spaniards who were marked as the terrorists‚ sadists and brutal conquerors of our country. The Americans on the other hand were introduced to us as more of the saviors who helped our country from achieving freedom and democracy. Growing up‚ that was my belief or perhaps the beliefs of most Filipinos. But now‚ as I become more aware of the social
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