Intro Test

Question 1

Origin of the word “Genocide

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Greek word Geno (race, tribe) w/ Latin word Cide (killing)

Question 2

Who created the term genocide

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Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin

Question 3

Why was the term genocide created

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describe Nazi policies of systematic murder & execution

Question 4

UN Convention’s definition of Genocide

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“acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, as such.”

Question 5

What makes genocide and crimes agaisnt humantiy differernt

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Crimes against humanity focuses on the killing of large numbers of individuals. The systematic, mass killing of a very large number of individuals
Genocide focuses not on the killing of individuals, but on the destruction of groups.

Question 6

Definition of Crimes Against Humanity

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a deliberate act, typically as part of a systematic campaign, that causes human suffering or death on a large scale.

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Definition of War Crimes

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an action carried out during the conduct of a war that violates accepted international rules of war.
like rape or torture during war

Question 8

4 Main Types of Genocide

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Ideological Genocide
Retributive Genocide
Developmental Genocide
Despotic Genocide

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Ideological Genocide

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• An effort to achieve a social structure in which all members of society are alike or hold the same beliefs

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Retributive Genocide

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• When one group dominates another group and fears its rebellion or when the other group actually rebels

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Developmental Genocide

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• Undertaken for economic gain i.e. building, mining, expansion of territory, access to resources, etc.

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Despotic Genocide

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Carried out by dictators or powerful leaders and intended to spread terror among real or potential enemies

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Classicide

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• The intended mass killing of entire social classes
  Starvtion of peasents

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Democide

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the murder of any person or people by a government

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Ecocide

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• The willful destruction of the natural environment and ecosystems through pollution, famine, deforestation, etc.

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Eliticide

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• The destruction of members of the socioeconomic elite of a targeted group – political leaders, military officers, religious leaders, cultural/intellectual figures

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Ethnocide

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• Destroying the culture of a group without necessarily killing members
  prohibition of the use of a mother tongue, distortion of history, and discrimination in access to cultural resources.

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Femicide/Feminicide

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• The systematic murder of females for being female

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Fratricide

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• The killing of opposing political enemies within political (notably communist) movements

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Gendercide

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• The selective destruction of the male or female component of a group, or of sexual minorities (i.e. homosexuals)

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Infanticide

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• The intentional killing of babies for reasons related to social policies, elimination of breeding possibilities, and religious influence.

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Judeocide

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• The specific reference to the Nazi extermination of European Jews

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Linguicide

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• The destruction and displacement of languages to weaken and eliminate the power and identity of a culture

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Memoricide

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• The attempt to completely eliminate the very memory of a group – its language, culture, influence, etc.

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Omnicide

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* The complete elimination of humankind and other life forms

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Politicide

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* The mass killing carried out by a specific political party or an affiliation of it.

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Poorcide

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* The destruction of the poor through structural and cyclical poverty.

Question 28

Gregory H. Stanton

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is the founding president and chairman of Genocide Watch.

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the 8 Stages of Genocide

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Classification Symbolization Dehumanization Organization Polarization Preparation Extermination Denial

Question 30

Classification

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All cultures have categories to distinguish people into “us and them” by ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality:

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Symbolization

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We give names or other symbols to the classifications. When combined with hatred, symbols may be forced upon unwilling members of pariah groups: Classification and symbolization are universally human and do not necessarily result in genocide unless they lead to the next stage, dehumanization.

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Dehumanization

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One group denies the humanity of the other group. Members of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects or diseases.

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Organization

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Genocide is always organized, usually by the state, often using militias to provide deniability of state responsibility (the Janjaweed in Darfur.)

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Polarization

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Extremists drive the groups apart. Hate groups broadcast polarizing propaganda. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

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Preparation

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They are often segregated into ghettoes, deported into concentration camps, or confined to a famine-struck region and starved. At this stage, a Genocide Emergency must be declared. Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or religious identity.

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Extermination

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It is “extermination” to the killers because they do not believe their victims to be fully human.

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Denial

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The perpetrators of genocide dig up the mass graves, burn the bodies, try to cover up the evidence and intimidate the witnesses. They deny that they committed any crimes, and often blame what happened on the victims.

Question 38

Motive

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The reason(s) or excuse(s) used to justify genocidal activity * Specific motive not required -Feelings of racial, cultural, religious, or ethnic superiority -* Desire for territorial expansion -* Revenge against a group for previous conflicts

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Intent

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- Intent: The planned destruction or execution of a group or groups * Specific Intent is required! How intent can be proven: # of victims selected only by membership of specific group * Commission/approval of acts to systematically destroy group(s) * Repetition of destructive or discriminatory acts