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    This document summarizes a webquest about genocide. It defines genocide as "the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group." It notes that the term "genocide" was coined in 1944 by Raphael Lemkin. Examples of genocides discussed include the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and the ongoing genocide in Darfur. The document explores ways to get involved with preventing future genocides through donating to or interning with genocide watch organizations. It provides several examples of genocides that have occurred since World War II, such as in China, Cambodia, East Timor and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The conclusion is that education can help prevent genocide by changing attitudes and

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    This document summarizes a webquest about genocide. It defines genocide as "the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group." It notes that the term "genocide" was coined in 1944 by Raphael Lemkin. Examples of genocides discussed include the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and the ongoing genocide in Darfur. The document explores ways to get involved with preventing future genocides through donating to or interning with genocide watch organizations. It provides several examples of genocides that have occurred since World War II, such as in China, Cambodia, East Timor and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The conclusion is that education can help prevent genocide by changing attitudes and

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    This document summarizes a webquest about genocide. It defines genocide as "the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group." It notes that the term "genocide" was coined in 1944 by Raphael Lemkin. Examples of genocides discussed include the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and the ongoing genocide in Darfur. The document explores ways to get involved with preventing future genocides through donating to or interning with genocide watch organizations. It provides several examples of genocides that have occurred since World War II, such as in China, Cambodia, East Timor and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The conclusion is that education can help prevent genocide by changing attitudes and

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    This document summarizes a webquest about genocide. It defines genocide as "the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group." It notes that the term "genocide" was coined in 1944 by Raphael Lemkin. Examples of genocides discussed include the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and the ongoing genocide in Darfur. The document explores ways to get involved with preventing future genocides through donating to or interning with genocide watch organizations. It provides several examples of genocides that have occurred since World War II, such as in China, Cambodia, East Timor and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The conclusion is that education can help prevent genocide by changing attitudes and

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    Genocide Webquest

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    Look up the definition of the word genocide. Type it below.


    The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
    Go to http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007043
    Read the article. When was the word genocide created? Who created it?
    In 1944, Paphael Lemkin created the word genocide
    Scroll to the bottom of the article. Click the link to the Genocide Timeline.
    Read the timeline. Type two examples of genocide the timeline explains that are not the Nazis
    murdering Jews.
    1) 1994: Genocide in Rwanda
    Between 500,000 and a million Rwandans, mostly Tutsis, were killed in Rwanda.
    2) 2004: Genocide in Darfur
    On September 9, 2004, Secretary of State Colin Powell testified that Darfur and the Government
    of Sudan and the Janjaweed bear responsibility for the genocide.

    6. Answer in your own words: Do you think genocides may have occurred before 1944? Explain.
    I do think genocides may have occurred before 1944, because I think genocides is human
    natural, people hate other people is just the way people are, so there may be genocides before
    1944 that just wasnt record on the history.
    7. Go to http://genocidewatch.net/
    8. Read two articles on this page. Type the titles and a brief summary (in your own words) of the
    article.
    9. According to U.N investigators ISIS as the Islamic State are spread terror, stoning and shootings
    civilians because of that over 300 witnesses and victims call on world power to bring the
    command against them.
    1) Islamic State commanders liable for mass war crimes: U.N
    According to U.N investigators ISIS as the Islamic State are spread terror, stoning and shootings
    civilians because of that over 300 witnesses and victims call on world power to bring the
    command against them.
    2) Nigeria army recaptures Mubi from Boko Haram
    Mubi as the biggest town under the groups control and it has been lost because of the
    declared of a caliphate in areas, because of the launched of insurgency thousands have been
    killed and many Boko Haram fighters.

    10. What are two ways you can Get Involved with this organization?
    1) Donate to support the organization
    2) Join their internships
    11. Go to http://www.religioustolerance.org/genocide4.htm
    Find four more examples of genocide since World War II. Fill out the following chart:
    Where was the
    Who committed the Who were the
    How many people
    location?
    crimes?
    victims?
    were killed?
    China
    Communists
    Chinese pubic
    40 million
    Cambodia
    Khmer Rouge
    Public
    1.7 to 2 million

    East Timor
    Democratic Republic of
    the Congo

    Muslims
    Government, army,
    army irregulars and
    rebels

    Roman Catholics
    General public

    200,000
    About 6 million

    12. Do a google search. Find an example of genocide that is not the Holocaust. How is this example
    similar to the Holocaust? How is this different?
    Native Americans in North America
    This example is similar to the Holocaust because a lot of Native Americans got killed.
    This example is different to the Holocaust because of the disease that Europeans brought, and
    casus 100 million of them to die from sickness.
    13. Include three links to credible articles about the topic you chose for question #10.
    http://www.religioustolerance.org/genocide4.htm
    14. What do you think can be done to prevent genocide? Explain your answer in your own words.
    I think genocide can be prevent by education and change the way people thinking, just like now
    studying Holocaust and genocide in the class that makes people learned and understand how
    horrible the idea of genocide is, so people wont have the desire to make it happen again.

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