Genocide

First off, do you know what genocide is? Have you seen any news stories about this topic? There have been many horrid genocides with the one of the most well known, the Bosnian genocide of the 1990’s. Throughout this informational blog you will learn all you need to know about this gruesome topic, genocide.

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Introduction to Genocide

Genocide Essential Question:

How do people get away with genocide before the world is knowledgeable on the event?

Answer:

Groups of leadership are able to get away with genocide before the worlds knows it actually happens, by making the world think the aren’t trying to create a genocide. They control the flow of information. For example, the very first news stories with pictures and videos were not published until a year or two after the war started. They deny any accusations that they are doing this. They also do this atrocity in a short amount of time. The Bosnian genocide happened in a span of about 3 years. The holocaust happened also in the span of just a few years. The world does not step in because it only looks like ethnic cleansing for a while but when they finally realized that a genocide was happening, they were too late to stop it. The perpetrators are usually the most powerful people of a society. This makes it easier for them to get away with it. They can put restrictions on the people and control whats happens in the society. No one is able to fight back and so the perpetrators can easily get away with it for a while. At least until the world fights back.

Definitions of Genocide:

The first you need to know about this topic is what it is. Genocide can be interpreted into many different things. Below are two definitions. My personal definition and Merriam Websters Dictionary definition.

Personal Definition: the systematic killing of a group of people only dependent on their beliefs or characteristics.

Merriam Webster Definition:  the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.

Blog created by Preston Wakefield, and 8th grade student at HCMS.