7.8 Mass Atrocities After 1900

• Intentional destruction is a key aspect of mass atrocities.

  True
• Match the cause of mass atrocities with its description:

  Political Instability ↔️ Creates power vacuums for extremists

  Economic Crises ↔️ Exacerbates social tensions

  Ideologies of Hate ↔️ Justify violence against groups
• The Armenian Genocide involved the systematic extermination of approximately 1.5 million Armenians
• The Hutu extremists were responsible for the Rwandan Genocide.

  True
• Match the mass atrocity with its timeline:

  Nanjing Massacre ↔️ 1937-1938

  Cambodian Genocide ↔️ 1975-1979

  Armenian Genocide ↔️ 1915-1917

  Holocaust ↔️ 1941-1945
• The Nanjing Massacre involved the Imperial Japanese Army and Chinese civilians between 1937 and 1938.


  True
• Common factors driving mass atrocities

  1️⃣ Political instability

  2️⃣ Ethnic/religious tensions

  3️⃣ Nationalist ideologies

  4️⃣ Exploitation of economic crises
• Intentional destruction in mass atrocities aims to harm or eliminate a specific group.


  True
• How do economic crises contribute to mass atrocities?

  Exacerbate social tensions
• How many Armenians were killed during the Armenian Genocide?

  1.5 million
• The Armenian Genocide highlights the devastating impact of nationalism and xenophobia
• How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?

  6 million
• In which year did the Rwandan Genocide occur?

  1994
• The Rwandan Genocide took place in 1994
• Match the genocide with its timeline:

  Rwandan Genocide ↔️ 1994

  Armenian Genocide ↔️ 1915-1917

  Holocaust ↔️ 1941-1945
• Approximately 6 million Jews were victims of the Holocaust
• When did the Nanjing Massacre occur?

  1937-1938
• Mass atrocities are often driven by a combination of political instability, ethnic tensions, and nationalist ideologies
• What are some key efforts to prevent future mass atrocities?

  Early warning systems, education
• A mass atrocity involves the systematic and widespread destruction of a large number of people from a specific group
• Social divisions along ethnic or religious lines are often exploited by political actors to consolidate power
• When did the Armenian Genocide take place?

  1915-1917
• What was one consequence of the Armenian Genocide?

  Loss of Armenian culture
• Economic hardship and competition for scarce resources can exacerbate social tensions
• What role do extremist ideologies play in mass atrocities?

  Justify violence
• The Armenian Genocide took place from 1915 to 1917
• The consequences of the Armenian Genocide included the loss of Armenian culture and heritage in Ottoman lands
• The Holocaust took place from 1941 to 1945
• Both the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust were driven by nationalist ideologies and the exploitation of political and economic crises
• Approximately 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed during the Rwandan Genocide
• What are mass atrocities characterized by?

  Systematic destruction of populations
• Which regime was responsible for the Cambodian Genocide from 1975 to 1979?

  Khmer Rouge
• What is a mass atrocity defined as?

  Systematic destruction of people
• Match key aspects of mass atrocities with their descriptions:

  Intentional Destruction ↔️ Actions are planned and deliberate

  Targeting Specific Groups ↔️ Victims are chosen based on identity

  Large Scale ↔️ Violence affects many people
• Scapegoating and dehumanization of certain groups are often used to consolidate political power.


  True
• Key events of the Armenian Genocide

  1️⃣ Mass arrests and deportations of leaders

  2️⃣ Forced marches to the Syrian desert

  3️⃣ Massacres and forced conversions
• The Holocaust was driven by antisemitism and the Nazi ideology of dehumanization.


  True
• The Rwandan Genocide involved the systematic killing of approximately 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu people by Hutu extremists
• Who were the perpetrators of the Rwandan Genocide?

  Hutu extremists
• The Rwandan Genocide involved the systematic killing of approximately 800,000 people.


  True