told to kill. Our commanding officer ordered us not to waste time.” In this quote‚ the aggressor in the Bangladesh Genocide‚ saw himself as just following orders. According to history Genocide’s tend to have three similar traits: gaining power‚ race/religion‚ and revenge. One of the strongest reasons why genocides occurred was because of political/gaining power. In the Rwandan Genocide over a million of Tutsis perished during 1962-1994 which made Hutus promote fear and hatred in order to keep itself
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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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COMPARE AND CONTRAST The Crucible and the Armenian Genocide The Salem Witchcraft Trials and the Armenian Genocide were distinctive events of their time. In January 1692‚ Reverend Samuel Paris’s daughter and niece became ill. The village doctor‚ William Griggs‚ triggered the trials as he diagnosed bewitchment‚ however the effects of mass hysteria were the most enduring‚ and led to the death of many. On the other hand‚ the Armenian Genocide‚ between the years 1915 and 1918 (during WW1)‚ was planned
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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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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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Using the 10 Stages of Genocide‚ where is the world in dealing with Genocide? How can you as an individual raise awareness in your community to help prevent or raise awareness of Genocides occurring? Genocide is an action taken to destroy some types of groups ethnic‚ racial‚ religious‚ national parts. Genocide occurs in ten stages and genocide is preventable if the necessary actions are taken during each process. The differences between people like race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ etc. cause us to
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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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