1. Colonization of Africa Why do you suppose western nations colonized Africa in the 1800s?

2. European Colonies in Africa Colonization was outlawed at the end of WWII

3. Acts of Genocide Occurring in the Eastern Hemisphere Genocide in the 20 th Century

4. What exactly is genocide? The deliberate and systematic extermination of an ethnic, racial, political, or religious group. Raphael Lemkin coined the phrase from the Greek root genos, meaning “family, tribe or race” and the Latin root cide meaning “killing.”

5. Turkish Persecution of Armenians The first genocide of the 20 th century occurred when Turkey eliminated Armenians from their historical homeland which was located around Mount Ararat. Due to religious differences, between 1915 and 1918, Turkey decimated between 1.5 and 2 million Armenians through forced deportations and massacres.

6. Soviet Union under Josef Stalin When Vladimir Lenin died in 1924, Josef Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union. Through forced labor camps, famine and executions, Stalin is responsible for the deaths of at least 10 million of his countrymen, while some people estimate the total to be closer to 20 million.

7. Japanese Rape of Nanking, China Japanese forces prior to World War II, invade the Chinese town of Nanking. A massacre ensued, lasting 6 weeks. Between 1937 and 1938, the Japanese are responsible for 300,000 deaths and countless rapes of Chinese women.

8. Nazi Holocaust in Germany Beginning in 1938, the Jewish population of Germany begins a period of discrimination. From 1938 to 1945, 13 million people (including 6 million people of the Jewish faith) were killed by the Nazi Holocaust. The Nazis built ovens in many of their concentration camps to destroy the bodies of the dead.

9. Cambodian Genocide Led by Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge eliminated any people who were sympathetic to the previous leaders in Cambodia. Between 1975 and 1979, 2 Million Cambodians were killed on their way to or in “Killing Fields.”

10. Srebrenica Massacre In the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina, conflict between the three main ethnic groups, the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims, resulted in genocide committed by the Serbs against the Muslims in Bosnia. In 1995, under the leadership of Slobodan Milosevic, Serbians massacred about 200,000 Bosnians, many buried in mass graves.

11. Rwandan Genocide Hutu Majority of the Rwandan people. Discriminated against by the Belgians. Shorter, dark skinned Tutsi Minority of the Rwandan population. Favored by the Belgian colonists. Taller, lighter skinned. Rwandan Refugee Camp in Zaire

12. 8 Stages of Genocide 1. Classification – “Us vs. Them” mentality, creation of categories for different people. 2. Symbolization – Names or symbols are given to the classifications. 3. Dehumanization – One group denies the humanity of the group. 4. Organization – Genocide is always organized, usually by militia (private army). 5. Polarization - Extremists drive the groups apart. 6. Preparation - Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or religious identity. 7. Extermination begins, and quickly becomes the mass killing legally called “genocide.” 8. Denial – perpetrators burn the bodies, cover up evidence, intimidate witnesses and admit nothing.