REFERENCES……………………………………………………… Page 22 I. INTRODUCTION As a small country with weak political‚ economic‚ and military structure‚ Cambodia has suffered for centuries from poor leadership and outside influence. The Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979‚ in which approximately 1.7 million people lost their lives (21% of the country ’s population)‚ was one of the worst diabolical tragedies the world has laid witness to. The Khmer Rouge -- the name given to the followers of the Communist
Free Khmer Rouge Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk
“‘A genocide - that’s when an ethnic group wants to bury another ethnic group. Genocide goes beyond war‚ because the intention lasts forever‚ even if it’s not crowned with success. It is a final intention.’” (qtd. in Machete Season 107). As humanity continues to learn of the horrendous atrocities that they are able to commit‚ it becomes a question of why. Throughout history‚ there have been many cases of the elimination of an ethnic or religious population. One case study is the Armenian Genocide
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The precursor to concentration and death camps were the ghettos in Poland and Hungary. Ghettos were built similar to concentration camps‚ except they were in an urban area and consisted of pre existing buildings. One apartment would normally house multiple families‚ and this cramped environment facilitated the spread of disease. Jews were intentionally allowed to only buy a small amount of food. Combined with the sheer cold‚ many lives were taken just by the poor living conditions. “Jewish councils”
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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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Hitler without getting paid and without reason. The Holocaust should never be
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The Holocaust was one of the twentieth century’s greatest tragedies that were made possible by anti-Semitism‚ the indifference of other nations‚ isolationism politics‚ and outright fear. Mrs. Arana/ Period 3 Miranda Ruiz 5/16/11 The road to the creation of the Holocaust started with one man. Adolf Hitler. Although thousands of people agreed with anti-Semitism at the time he was the one who started to take his thoughts into actions. After World War 1‚ German was in great poverty‚ unemployment
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Melanie Pretko Mrs. Tarsitano Grade 8 Language Arts April‚ 11 2014 The Holocaust was a very tragic event for the Gypsies‚ Homosexuals‚ Polish‚ and especially the Jews. It was a genocide focused towards the Jews‚ and run by the Nazi’s. The Holocaust took place from 1933-1945 during that time millions of people died. The worst thing about the Holocaust was the concentration camps‚ and the propaganda that was made to be used against the Jews. The concentration camps were brutal and the Nazis
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Reflection The holocaust has proven to be a very devastating period in history‚ whether that is because of the 11 million Jewish‚ Jehovah’s‚ Homosexuals‚ gypsies and disabled people that lost their lives or the fact that a man as evil as Hitler had actually planned on killing millions of people‚ and then building a museum on an “extinct race” after he was sure he had assassinated all of the so called “inferiors.” Even the name Holocaust is obtained from the Greek words “completely burnt.” This
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Sons‚ 2009. Print). The Holocaust was a horrible tragedy and to repeat it would be devastating. Genocide is still alive today. If humans do not change from the hatred towards other communities‚ it will not be possible to prevent it from happening again. "It happened‚ so it can happen again. That is the essence of what we have to say" ("Why Should We Never Forget the Holocaust?" Why Should We Never Forget the Holocaust? - Quora. Web. 18 Nov. 2016). People joke about the Holocaust‚ but it is a serious
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Armenia Genocide Genocide is the organized killing of a group of people for the express purpose of putting an end to their collective existence. The Armenian Genocide of 1915 was the most savage and barbaric episode in the history of the Armenian people. There were several main reasons the Turks carried out the genocide. Differences in the Armenian and Turkish culture‚ the continued conflict between the Armenians and the Turks‚ and the beginning of World War I led the Turks to kill over
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