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Armenian Genocide

The first genocide of the 20th century occurred when two millions Armenians 
living in Turkey were eliminated from their historic homeland through forced 
deportations and massacres during the government of the Young Turks from 
1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire.  Even today, the Republic of Turkey 
rejects the notion that the event constitutes genocide.
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/

The Armenian Genocide

This site has various links to other resources that should be used 
throughout this investigation.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~rodrig81/WebQuest/ArmenianGen.html

The Armenian Genocide

Frequently Asked Questions about the Armenian Genocide.
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/genocidefaq.html

The Armenian Genocide

This is an award winning web site that has been designed to educate students 
about the Armenian genocide. 

(Good for: information about the genocide, testimonies from survivors, and 
an interactive timeline of events)
http://www.theforgotten.org/intro.html

Rwandan Genocide

There was a mass killing of an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate 
Hutus by two extremist Hutu militia groups, the Interahamwe and the 
Impuzamugambi, for about 100 days in 1994. Similar to the Jewish Holocaust, 
the international community did nothing and were severely criticized. 
Hundreds of thousands of Hutus fled to Zaire causing the Great Lakes Refugee 
Crisis.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/rwanda.htm

The Rwanda Genocide

This site has various links to other resources that should be used 
throughout this investigation.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~rodrig81/WebQuest/RwandaGen.html

The Rwanda Genocide

BBC Rwanda: 10 Years On
(Good for: information about why it happened, accounts from survivors and 
killers, how it ended and the aftermath)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/africa/2004/rwanda/default.stm

The Rwanda Genocide

Frontline: Ghost of Rwanda
(Good for finding out the international community reaction, examining the 
aftermath, a comparative study of the Rwandan genocide with the Jewish 
Holocaust)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/themes/

Stalin's Forced Famines

Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, set in motion events designed to 
cause a famine in the Ukraine to destroy the people there seeking 
independence from his rule.  As a result, an estimated 7,000,000,000 persons 
perished in this farming area, known as the breadbasket of Europe, with the 
people deprived of the food they had grown with their own hands.
http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_ukraine.html

Stalin's Forced Famines

Ukraine Famine(Good for: information about the famine, number of people 
killed, Stalin�s Five Year Plan)
http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/Ukraine_famine.htm

Stalin's Forced Famines

BBC News - Forced Famine (Good for: a survivor�s account and discusses the 
current fragile relationship between the Ukraine and Russia)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6179818.stm

The Darfur Genocide

BBC News - Sudan - A Nation Divide (Good for: Current and in-depth news and 
features on the troubled nation, including reports on the Darfur crisis, 
poverty and the regional conflicts, witness and survivor accounts, 
peacekeeping efforts)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/africa/2004/sudan/default.stm

The Darfur Genocide

(Good for: brief information about the Rwandan genocide and to find out what 
international activist groups are doing to help and how you can help as well)
http://www.genocideindarfur.net/

The Darfur Genocide 

An ongoing armed conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, mainly 
between the Janjaweed (translated: "devils on horsebacks"), a militia group 
recruited from the tribes of the Abbala (camel herding Arabs), and the non-
Baggara people (mostly land-tilling tribes) of the region.  The Sudanese 
government, while publicly denying that it supports the Janjaweeds, has 
provided money and assistance and has participated in joint attacks with the 
group, systematically targeting ethnic groups in Darfur.  The conflicts 
began in July 2003.

The genocide in Darfur has taken the lives of an estimated 400,000 people, 
and more than 2.5 million are displaced and in grave danger of more violence 
and starvation.
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sudan/

The Darfur Genocide

This site has various links to other resources that should be used 
throughout this investigation.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~rodrig81/WebQuest/Darfur.html

The Cambodia Genocide 

An attempt by Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot to form a Communist peasant farming 
society resulted in the deaths of 25 percent of the country's population 
from starvation, overwork and executions.  It is estimated that 
2,000,000,000 people died between 1975 and 1979.
http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/pol_pot.htm

The Cambodian Genocide

This site has various links to other resources that should be used 
throughout this investigation.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~rodrig81/WebQuest/CambodianGen.html

The Cambodian Genocide

(Good for: events that led up to the genocide, during and after the 
genocide; victims involved and witness accounts)
http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_cambodia.html

The Cambodian Genocide

PBS Frontline - Chronicle of Survival(Good for: information about where the 
genocide happened, key groups involved, links to witness accounts and the 
aftermath)
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/cambodia/tl03.html

Guatemalan Genocide

US Aided and Abetted Genocide in Guatemala
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Human_Rights/USGenocideGuatemala.html

Guatemalan Genocide

The Guatemalan government, using the Guatemalan Army and its counter-
insurgency force (whose members defined themselves as 'killing machines'), 
began a systematic campaign of repressions and suppression against the Mayan 
Indians, whom they claimed were working towards an communist coup.
http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_guatemala.html

Guatemalan Genocide

Guatemala: Efra�n R�os Montt, Donaldo Alvarez Ruiz & Others
http://www.cja.org/cases/guatemala.shtml

Guatemalan Genocide

Placing Blame For Genocide
Guatemalan massacre survivors seek damages from dam financiers
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/11/16/MN94314.DTL

Report: Maya Indians suffered genocide
http://www.fiu.edu/~fcf/reportmaya.html

The Bosnia Genocide

This site has various links to other resources that should be used 
throughout this investigation.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~rodrig81/WebQuest/BosnianGen.html

The Bosnia Genocide

Historically, Bosnia is made of three diverse groups, the Serbs (othodox 
Christians), the Croats (Catholics), and ethnic Albanians (Muslims). The 
historical ethnic and religious differences  is believed to have led 
policies of agression and ethnic cleansing against Muslims between 1992 and 
1995. The Bosnian government charged Serbia with committing genocide at the 
International Court of Justice, however, in 2007, the court ruled that 
Serbia was not complicit in genocide but did not take action to prevent 
incidences of genocide in Srebrencia.  There is disagreement between the 
Serbian and Bosnian government about the possibility and/or scope of the 
genocide.
http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_bosnia.html

The Bosnia Genocide

Histoy Place  (Good for: answers the frequently asked questions about the 
genocide, such as who was involved, how many people died, international 
response, etc.)
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/bosnia.htm

The Rape of Nanking

Case Study: The Nanjing Massacre, 1937-38
http://www.gendercide.org/case_nanking.html

The Rape of Nanking

Breaking the Silence - Article from victime
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.12.96/cover/china1-9650.html

The Rape of Nanking

The Nanking Massacre, commonly known as the Rape of Nanking, was an infamous 
war crime committed by the Japanese military in Nanjing (Nanking), then the 
capital of the Republic of China, after it fell to the Imperial Japanese 
Army on December 13, 1937. The duration of the massacre is not clearly 
defined, although the violence lasted well into the next six weeks, until 
early February 1938. Japanese officials lied about civilian death figures 
and still refuse to reveal them properly today.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/nanking.htm

The Rape of Nanking

Nanking Atrocities - Online Documentary
http://www.nankingatrocities.net/Table/table.htm

NAMIBIA Genocide

The German Emperor replaced Major Leutwein with another commander, this time 
a man notorious for brutality who had already fiercely suppressed African 
resistance to German colonisation in East Africa. Lieutenant-General Lothar 
von Trotha said, 'I wipe out rebellious tribes with streams of blood and 
streams of money. Only following this cleansing can something new emerge'.
http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_namibia.html

Namibia Genocide

The Herero and Namaqua Genocide occurred in German South-West Africa (modern 
day Namibia) from 1904 until 1907, during the scramble for Africa. It is 
thought to be the first genocide of the 20th century.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_and_Namaqua_Genocide

Namibia Genocide

A hundred of years ago, three quarters of the Herero people of the German 
colony of Namibia were killed, many in concentration camps.  Today, the 
descendants of the survivors are seeking reparations from the German 
government.  This film tells for the first time this forgotton story and its 
links to German racial theories.
http://www.mazalien.com/namibia-genocide-and-the-second-reich.html

Resources for researching genocides.
http://www.genocidewatch.org/LinksPage.htm

Genocide Website - This site is great for all groups.
http://www.genocide.org/

Eight Stages of Genocide
http://www.genocidewatch.org/8stages.htm


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