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- 1. Understanding Genocide: History, Causes,and Consequences
- 2. Objectives • Define whatis genocide mean • Identify the major causes and warning signs of genocide. • Describe and analyze key examples of genocide in world history. • Understand the importance of prevention, justice, and global awareness.
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- 4. Genocide ✓ Intentional, systematicdestruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
- 5. Background: • Raphael Lemkin– Polish- Jewish Lawyer • Created the word Genocide in 1944 during World War ll • 1948 first time Genocide became a legally defined international crime
- 6. Characteristics of Genocide •Targeting specific groups deliberately • Mass killings or torture • Propaganda and dehumanization • Cultural erasure (language, traditions, identity)
- 7. Causes of Genocide •Ethnic hatred and racism • Political ideologies or authoritarian rule • Religious intolerance • Colonialism and historical conflict • Economic pressures and social inequality
- 8. Example 1 –The Holocaust (1941– 1945) • Location: Europe under Nazi rule • Victims: 6 million Jews, plus millions of others • Leader: Adolf Hitler • Methods: Concentration camps, gas chambers, forced labor
- 9. • Adolf Hitler– German Politician • Dictator of Nazi Germany (1933-1945) • Concentration camps
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- 11. Example 2 –Rwandan Genocide (1994) • Victims: ~800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu • Cause: Ethnic tensions and political violence • Perpetrators: Hutu extremists • Duration: 100 days
- 12. President Juvénal Habyarimana (Hutu) PaulKagame (Tutsi) Leader of Rwandan Patriotic Front)
- 13. Example 3 –Armenian Genocide (1915–1923) • Victims: ~1.5 million Armenians • Perpetrators: Ottoman Empire • Cause: Ethnic cleansing and fear of rebellion • Recognition: Still denied by some countries
- 14. Sultan Mehmed V– Sultan Monarch Talaat Pasha – Minister of the Interior
- 15. Djemal Pasha –Minister of Navy Enver Pasha – Minister of War
- 16. Example 4 –Cambodian Genocide (1975–1979) • Victims: 2 million people • Leader: Pol Pot (Khmer Rouge) • Goal: establish communist society • Method: Executions, starvation, forced labor
- 17. Pol Pot –Cambodian Politican leader of Communist Party
- 18. Effects of Genocide •Psychological trauma • Refugees • Collapse of governments and economies
- 19. Prevention and Responsibility •Early warning systems • Global cooperation (UN, ICC) • Human rights education • Youth and community involvement
- 20. Conclusion • Genocide isa preventable crime. • It requires vigilance, education, and moral courage. • “Never Again” starts with awareness and action.