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Genocide develops in eight stages that are predictable, but yet preventable. It is a complex process that usually occurs in chronological order (Rummel). The crime involves any acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, such as killing members of the group, causing bodily harm to members, trying to prevent births within the group, and/or forcibly transferring children to another group (Rummel). Additionally, there are two research purposes of genocide. The first includes the definition as the intention to murder people because of their group membership, and the second includes any intentional government murder of unarmed and helpless people for whatever reason, which is another word for democide (Rummel). “As a crime, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UHCG), defined genocide as the intention to destroy any type of group for any reason as such” (Rummel). In short, many different interpretations for the word genocide, but every explanation ends the same

Genocide is always organized and the killings planned out. Soon after the organization stage, polarization begins, driving the groups apart and beginning an extremist regime. The “Final Solution” was approved and planned under the rule of Adolf Hitler and implemented by the German SS. Overall, the German SS murdered more than one million Jews (Source 3). Under the rule of Joseph Stalin, the killing of kulaks and other peasants was organized. Starting in 1929, ten million peasants were moved to Arctic work camps. The remaining peasants were forced into collective farming where they were forced to meet the government’s demanding grain quota (Source 1). Like the Holocaust, government agents were trained to carry out the plans to eliminate their targeted people group and preventing them from escaping the oppression. As the beginnings of these genocides continued, the Jews and the Ukrainians were alienated more and more. In both genocides, people with opposing views were deported because they were seen as a threat. In Russia, Soviet propaganda promoted “The new Soviet man”, one who idealises the Soviet’s past and overlooks Stalin’s heinous crimes (source

When extremists attempt to intensify divisions between groups, the government usually begins attacks, violent actions, and takes drastic measures. In the situation of Holodomor, a large amount of Ukraine’s religious, political, and intellectual leaders were arrested, tortured, and often murdered in order to remove any dangerous opposition. By taking these actions, Stalin polarized the Ukrainian population, separating the Ukrainian working class from the peasants. Stalin also began removing a large amount of the population out of Ukraine, and into harsh survivable lands such as Siberia and labor camps, these settings were referred to as a “Dump site” where the main purpose was to eliminate the farmers and keep rotting bodies out of

During World War I, the government of Turkey sought to rid their country of the Armenians. The Turks and other ethnic groups hated the Armenians for their ability to prosper, even as a minority group with limited rights. This hatred led to the desire to cleanse the Ottoman Empire of Armenian influence. The Turkish people say that the Ottoman empire went through a civil war during this time, which explains the deaths of so many Armenians. Although the Turks claim otherwise, the treatment of the Armenian people during World War I qualifies as a genocide through scale, government involvement, and the usage of the genocide process.

How is it possible that after decades filled with thousands of deaths due to genocide, it still occurs to this day? For instance, Rwandan and Jewish families were torn apart, along with the hundreds of precious treasures and memories of each individual. During the Holocaust, over six million jews were killed;in addition, throughout the Rwandan genocide more than eight hundred thousand Rwandans were killed. Therefore, with these prior fatalities, it is the duty of upcoming generations to unite and put an end to genocide and prevent similar acts from taking place. Genocide strips the innocent lives of families; genocide is known as an act of the intentional mass murder of people, usually those who pertain to a specific race or religion. Punishing

Webster's dictionary defines genocides as the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group. Genocide has existed for thousands of years, and while there are many examples of these horrific events, some of the most well known are the holocaust and the genocide in Rwanda 1994. The United States’ responses to these killings as well as the way in which they ended were similar, but the driving force behind each differed.

What is a genocide? A genocide is when one ethnic, racial, or religious group tries to destroy and eliminate another. This extermination is usually done through cruel and brutal methods. It is our responsibility to learn about the genocides to help prevent them from occurring in the future. Genocides have been occurring for centuries and, unfortunately, still take place today. We are going to focus on two particular genocides: the Jewish genocide (more commonly know as the Holocaust) and the Armenian genocide.

On January 17, 1945 the SS and police ordered Jewish forced laborers to start cleaning all traces at Chelmno: “they exhume and cremate the corpses from the last of the mass graves at Chelmno and then kill half of them” (1941 - 1945 Timeline). Chelmno is abandoned. In total, about 340,000 people were killed in Chelmno, including 5,000 Gypsies, about 100,000 Jews and thousands of others. (Feldman 219)

They consider themselves lucky as they were ordered to be shot and killed by the SS Officers before the evacuation but for unexplained reason and the great good fortune of the people left behind, the order was never carried out. The survivors feel extremely happy and one of them said ‘‘I thought we were just goners but when I started hearing bombing and other stuffs, it increased my hope and finally, the Russians arrived and saved us from this hell!’’ .

On October 27, Grynszpan's family and more than 15,000 different Jews, initially from Poland, had been ousted from Germany with no notice. They were forcibly transported via train in cargo trains then dumped at the Polish fringe.

The definition of genocide according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, “The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation”. The genocide with the most amount of deaths was the Holocaust, killing an estimated amount of six million people from 1933 to 1945. Another example is the genocide happening in Iraq since 2014, the last update, of which was on August 3, 2017. About 3,100 Yazidis have been killed in horrifying ways, along with 6,800 people kidnapped. Genocides have killed more people than most can even fathom. It’s still killing thousands of people, even to this day. This violence needs to stop!

Genocide is one of the evillest moral crimes any ruling authority such as a government can commit against its people and it happens more than we think. A general definition of Genocide is the intention to destroy or murder people because of their race, beliefs, or even political and economic status. As we have been taught in this course Raphael Lemkin, created the term ‘Genocide’ 1944. Lemkin combined the ancient Greek word ‘genos’ which means race and the Latin word ‘cide’ which translates to killing. There are many examples of genocide in the world but the most recognizable is that of the Holocaust and how the German powers that be sought and attempted to kill all Jews. A recent example is the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 where the assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana caused a violent reaction resulting in mass killings. In efforts to reduce Genocide, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UNCG) was adopted by the United Nations in 1948 and was placed in force in 1951. On July 1, 2002 the International Criminal Court (ICC) came into force. The ICC not only accepted the UNCG’s definition of Genocide but expanded it to include crimes against humanity such as enslavement, deportation, torture, rape, enforced disappearance and apartheid. There have been many organizations created throughout the world to defend and prevent genocide and even communities, religions and even colleges are forming organizations and these are just some examples of how

Tolstoy's emphasizes deeply with the Chechen people as he details their suffering at the hands of

This area has been subject to genocide since the Second World War. Chechnya is a small region in the Northern Caucasus mountain range in southwest Russia. (“Chechnya”).

Genocide has many different definitions that multiple people have decided to give it. Some wonder if killing needs to actually occur for it to be considered genocide. If the victims are simply moved away from their family and intentionally confined to quarters without say is that Genocide? With there being no “real” definition for genocide one thing is certain: it is one of the worst things that can possibly happen in the past or modern day world. The holocaust is often referred to the worst case of genocide in the world. This, however may be topped by the ultimate brutality that the Indians faced during the indian genocide. It seems there is not stop to the horrible activities victims most endure around the world. Genocide is perhaps the