Genocide During WWII The document discusses genocide during World War II. It defines genocide as the deliberate annihilation of an entire people, including a nation or ethnic, racial, or religious group. It notes that Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin first coined the term "genocide." The Holocaust, in which Hitler and Nazi Germany tried to exterminate Jews and Romani people, is provided as a key example of genocide during WWII. The document also discusses the UN Genocide Convention of 1948 that made genocide an international crime, and the International Criminal Court established in 1988 to prosecute genocide crimes.

1. Genocide During WWIICarrie Cerett and Hannah Spicer

2. What is Genocide?Genocide is the deliberate annihilation of an entire people including a nation or ethical, radical, or religious groupIt also refers to violent crimes committed to groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the group.Combines Geno-, the Greek name for “race of tribe“ and –Cide, Latin for “to kill”

3. Who Created GenocidePolish_ Jewish Lawyer, Raquel Lemkin formed “genocide”.During WWII Hitler had the purpose of genocide which is now known as the Holocaust.Other countries and people have had the intent of genocide like Rwanda, Darfur, etc.

4. The Holocaust GenocideIt took place when Hitler and Germany tried to take overAgainst mostly Jews and GypsiesIn 1941, the Germans began making camps specifically Not punished as genocide crime

5. Genocide As A CrimeIn 1948, The United States Nations declared that genocide was an international crimeOn Jan. 12, 1951, The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide was created when more than twenty countries from around the world ratified it

6. Continued…In 1958, the Unites States signed and joined the Genocide Convention.

7. The International Criminal Court (ICC) was created in 1988, when 120 countries signed an international treaty The ICC was given the jurisdiction to prosecute crimes of GenocidePunishment for genocide is hard to determine though Rwanda genocide

8. The Genocide in Taba, Rwanda was the first use of genocide as a crimeJean Paul Akayesu was charged guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity in 1990’sAkayesu was engaged in and oversaw acts in Taba as the mayor

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