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.