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The Congo Genocide
Estimates of death ranges from 5-21 million people. Colonalism was tearing through Africa in the late 1880's. King Leopold II of Belgium coontrolled Congo. Rubber was a huge resource , people were enslaved and tortured. -
Armenian Genocide
1.5 million Armenians were murdered. The Ottoman Empire (Turkish) exsisted from 1299-1923. They were responsible for the following:
-the deportation of 2,000,000 from their homeland (1,500,000 of the men, women, and children were murdered)
-500,000 were expelled from the Armenian homeland which exsisted for 2,500 years
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Holodomar Genocide
Death By Hunger.
7-10 million Ukranians murdered. Famine was the weapo leading to genocide by Joseph Stalin. Dekulakation to squash Ukranian nationalism and impose soviet collective economic policy. In 1932 the soviets increased grain production 44% which resulted in grain shortages. The peasants could not feed themselves. Stalin knew this, but would not let them eat (by law) until the quota was met. Borders were sealed and people could not get out to get food. -
The Rape of Nanking
The Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civillians and soldiers of the city. -
The Holocaust and Nazi Genocide
11 million deaths. During the Holocaust the Nazis killed 6 million Jews, 3 million POW's, 2 million Poles and 400,000 other "undesirables" (slavs, homosexuals and communists). People were killed by : open air shootings, Nazi killing squads, extirmination camps (gass chambers, mass shootings). Systematic killing organized by highly educated leaders. -
Mao' China
50-70 million deaths. Various phases of killing. Followed millions of deaths in early part of century by Japenese and Chiang Kai-Shek. Post WWII killing of peasants and resistors: 8 million. Great Leap Forward: 18 million. Famine due to poor economic policies (that Mao did not alter despite knowing that millions were starving to death). Cultural revolution: 8 million
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Cambodia Genocide
The Genocide of Cambodia was lead by Pol Pots (known as the Hitler of Cambodia) and the Khmer Rouge. They killed approx. 1.5 million people, or quarter of the population. They were responsible for forced labour, starvation, and execution. The Khmer Rouge went after Chinese, Vietnamese, Buddist monks, and Refugees (Suspect Ethinic Groups) -
Ugandan Genocide
(LRA)
The LRA (Lords resistance army) is a religious military group who operated in Nothern Uganda and Southern Sudan. It was engaged in an armed rebellion against the Ugandan Government. The LRA is accused of widespread human rights violations including murder, abduction, sexual enslavement of women and children, and forcing children to participate in hostilities. -
Bosnia Genocide
In the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, conflict between three main ethinic groups (Serbs, Croats and Muslims) resulted in a genocide commited by the Serbs against the muslims in Bosnia/ -
Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide was the slaughter of approx. 800,000 and 1,000,000 Tutsi's and moderate Hutu's, in a time period of 100 days. The mass slaughter was carried out by two extremist Hutu Militia groups, Interahamwe and Impuzamugambi. The UN refused to call it a genocide, and prior to the attacks, the UN did not respond to reports of the Hutu plans. -
Sudan Genocide
Since the Civil war began in 1883, 2,000,000 people have been killed. 4,000,000 people have been displaced. In 2004, it became widely known that a nomadic group Janjaweed was trying to get rid of 80 black African groups in the Darfur Region.
