Genocide
Review Part 1
1. After which horrific World event did the World Leaders pledge
“Never Again?”
holocaust
2. How many people lost their lives during the 20th century because of
Genocide?
40 million
3. What does the term “genocide” mean?
Refers to the widespread murder and other acts committed by
governments or other groups with the intent to destroy - in whole or in
part- a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group; causing serious bodily or
mental harm, inflicting conditions designed to bring about its destruction,
preventing births within the group, or removing children from the group.
4. Who was the first to “coined” this term?
Raphael Lemkin
5. How did he contribute to the issue of Genocide? (gentlemen from
question 4)
6. List events throughout history that would be considered in part or
whole as genocide today:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Holocaust
Rwanda
Cambodia
Darfur
e.
7. What is an International Community(IC)?
General term used to describe the interaction of states and how they
cooperate together to resolve issues between them
8. What were the basic principles from Woodrow Wilson’s plan, during
World War I, to define an international community?
Principles of self-determination, open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, free
trade, and arms limitation
9. Why did America reject an international role following Wilson’s
suggestion of the League of Nations?
10.Why did the League of Nations fail and what did it lead to?
11.What was the defense of the Nuremburg trial defendants?
Only a state and not individual could be held responsible for these actions
12.What were the four principles that emerged after the Nuremberg
trials?
a. Principle I Genocide, in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime
under international law which they under take to prevent and punish
b. Principle II: In the Present Convention, genocide means any of the
following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a
national, ethnical, racial or religious group such as:
i. Killing members of the group
ii. Causing serious bodily harm /mental harm
iii. Inflicting physical destruction
iv. Prevention of birth of a group
v. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group
c. Principle III: The following acts shall be punishable:
i. Genocide
ii. Conspiracy to commit genocide
iii. Direct and public incitement to commit genocide
iv. Attempt to commit or complicity in genocide
d. Principle IV: Persons committing genocide or any of the other acts
enumerated in Article III shall be punished, whether they are
constitutionally responsible rules, public officials, or private individuals
13.What were the three major points of the Genocide Convention?
14.What problems did the United States see with Genocide Convention?
15.What is state sovereignty?
16.Explain the argument for and against the ratification of the ICC? Do
you agree or disagree with the United States position and why?
17.Under the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide there are five principles defining Genocide what are they?
What problems arise because of the language of the five principles?
Genocide
Review Part 2
1. Using the Handout “Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime
of Genocide”: Know the 4 articles….including all details (this is absolutely on
the test!!!)
2. What were the common factors in the five case studies we examined in class?
3. What happened in the Armenian genocide?
4. What happened during relocation of the Armenian People?
5. Was anyone brought to justice for the Armenian genocide?
6. What were the origins of the Nazi persecution of the Jews?
7. What was the reaction of the world following the discovery or the atrocities
against the Jewish people?
8. What did the World vow?
9. Why did Pol Pot force all urban people of Cambodia to live an agrarian life-style?
10. What is Auto-Genocide?
11. Pol Pot changed many things in Cambodia. What actions did he take to
“guarantee”: his transition worked?
12. Over 1. 7 million people lost their lives in Cambodia. How was the genocide
carried out?
13. Who were the targets of genocide in Bosnia?
14. How was genocide committed against this group of people?
15. Who took the lead to change what was happening in Bosnia?
16. What was left of the region in 1995? (How was it divided?)
17. What has been the role of the United States since October 1995?
18. What two ethnic groups are apart of the Rwandan people?
19. What ethnic group was treated better by the Europeans in Rwanda?
20. What events lead to the Rwandan Genocide?
21. What was the response of the International Community to the genocide in
Rwanda?
22. What is the Islamist National Islamic Front?
23. What were/are the reasons for the conflict in Sudan?
24. What is the name of the armed horsemen that terrorize the people of Sudan?
25. What country has fought the United Nations in trying to stop the genocide in
Sudan? Has their position changed? If so, what has caused them to change their
position?
26. Can the International Community stop genocide in the world? If yes, how? If no,
why not?
27. Should the United States be responsible for policing the world? United Nations?