Genocide

Genocide is a relatively new word that defines a horror with a long history. It is the intentional destruction of a people, a culture, a way of life. Guide students through the dark history of genocide and help them learn to identify the conditions that can lead to this terrible crime.
Genocide

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The Holocaust
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This article explores how antisemitism turned into state policy and how ordinary people became participants in one of the most devastating atrocities in world history.
Source Collection: The Holocaust
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Source Collection: The Holocaust External link

This collection of sources provides windows into the brutality of the Holocaust.
Why Does Genocide Still Happen?
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Why Does Genocide Still Happen? External link

Despite progress in human rights, genocide still happens. This article explores how and why such violence continues in the modern world.

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Lesson 8.7
World History Origins
Global Conflict
1914 to 1991 CE
The Holocaust
Examine the horrors of the Holocaust and how the world responded to the atrocities committed against millions.
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Lesson 7.8
World History AP®
Global Conflict
c. 1900 to the present
Mass Atrocities After 1900
World War II and the Holocaust caused immeasurable loss. The war also accelerated movements against colonialism, as new mass atrocities took place during wars of independence.
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Manuel Quezon
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Manuel Quezon External link

Manuel Quezon was the leader of the Philippines during the Second World War. He took in victims of the Holocaust, rejecting critics who saw Jews as a threat to the country.
Nuremberg Laws, Nuremberg Trials
Photo of a crowded courtroom at the Nuremberg trials. Those in attendance can be seen wearing headsets so that they were able to listen to the proceedings in their own native language.
World History Origins
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Nuremberg Laws, Nuremberg Trials External link

This article traces how Nazi leaders used law to target specific groups, and how the world responded after the war. It highlights the dangers of unchecked power and the global push to define justice and human rights.

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