GENOCIDE INVESTIGATION

Go to this site on genocide* for this particular investigation.  Remember, the purpose of using the internet in class is to broaden your horizons and allow you to learn more along your particular lines of interest.  Be sure to paraphrase when answering the questions, and do not plagiarize.

Take your time when learning about the acts of genocide throughout the 20th century; outside of the Holocaust.  Keep in mind that this investigation only briefly covers a few examples taken from different locations across the globe - and these only represent a fraction of the genocidal acts during the last century.  Genocide has occurred throughout history and, unfortunately, most likely will persist into the future.  Never forget when looking at statistics of the victims that each one was a human being (in many cases a woman or child) who's life was cut short - often due to intolerance, narrow-mindedness, selfish ambitions, and ignorance.  Also keep in mind that many of the victims are not just those who die, but those who survive and carry with them the scars from their ordeals, whether physical, emotional, or psychological.

Choose THREE examples from below (Namibia, Armenia, Ukraine, Cambodia, Guatemala, Bosnia, or Rwanda).  For each selection, read "before the genocide", "the genocide", "after the genocide", "witness", and "issues".  Research on your own, then answer the following questions for each example of genocide:
[A] Identify and describe the victims.
[B] Identify and describe the perpetrators.
[C] Briefly state the main causes why the genocide occurred (cultural, racial, territorial,...).
[D] Briefly describe some of the events that occurred during and after the genocide.
[E] Reflect on at least two examples/events that you did not know about previously, or that you found to be particularly cruel or horrific (e.g., treatment of victims, inhumane acts, scale of violence,...).

1) 1904 Namibia:
- before the genocide
- the genocide
- after the genocide
- witness
- issues

2) 1915: Armenia
- before the genocide
- the genocide
- after the genocide
- witness
- issues

3) 1932: Ukraine:
- before the genocide
- the genocide
- after the genocide
- witness
- issues

4) 1975-1979 Cambodia:
- before the genocide
- the genocide
- after the genocide
- witness
- issues

5) 1965-1990s Guatemala:
- before the genocide
- the genocide
- after the genocide
- witness
- issues

6) 1991-1995 Bosnia:
- before the genocide
- the genocide
- after the genocide
- witness
- issues

7) 1994 Rwanda:
- before the genocide
- the genocide
- after the genocide
- witness
- issues

* The site used for this investigation comes from the Peace Pledge Union, based in London, England.  Although the presentation of facts and information is quite objective, always keep the author and origin of material in mind when investigating anything.