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What do each of these men have in common?. World Leaders Responsible for Genocide.

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1 What do each of these men have in common?

2 World Leaders Responsible for Genocide

3 King Leopold II Leader of Belgium from 1865-1909. Responsible for the deaths of 15 million people in the Congo.

4 Adolf Hitler Leader of Germany from 1933 – 1945. Responsible for the death of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust. Indirectly responsible for the deaths of 60 million who died in World War II.

5 Never Again After viewing the Jewish Holocaust the United Nations vowed In 1948 “never again” would they allow genocide to occur. Keep a count of all who have died in organized genocide since 1948.

6 Joseph Stalin President of USSR from 1919-1953. Responsible for the death of 20 million. 14.5 million were starved to death. Another 10 million were sent out of the country.

7 A quote from Joseph Stalin One man’s death is a tragedy; a million is a statistic.

8 Mao Zedong Leader of China from 1949-1976. Responsible for the deaths of 20 million people. Most died from starvation.

9 Pol Pot Leader of Cambodia from 1976 – 1985. Responsible for 1-3 million deaths.

10 Kim Il Sung Leader of North Korea from 1946-2000 Starved up to 1 million people

11 Slobodan Milosevic President of Yugoslavia from 1987-2000. Responsible for 230,000 deaths. Responsible for the displacement of 3 million people.

12 Saddam Hussein Leader of Iraq from 1979-2003. Estimates say he is responsible for the deaths of 2 million people.

13 More Responsible for Genocide

14 Many more exist

15 Homework Write the following quote and explain its meaning. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.


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