Genocide Webquest

1.

Look up the definition of the word genocide. Type it below.

A: Genocide means the deliberate the killing of a large group of people
especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
2. Go to http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007043
3. Read the article. When was the word genocide created? Who created it?
A: gemocide was created by Raphael Lemkin in 1994.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the article. Click the link to the Genocide Timeline.
5. Read the timeline. Type two examples of genocide the timeline explains that
are not the Nazis murdering Jews.
A: one example is the cold war and another one is Rwanda
6. Answer in your own words: Do you think genocides may have occurred
before 1944? Explain.
A: yes, I do think genocide occurred before 1994 because when lemkin
created genocide, he didnt create the killing and all he created the name but
just because it was notice and named in 1994 tht doesnt mean it ever
happened before.
7. Go to http://genocidewatch.net/
8. Read two articles on this page. Type the titles and a brief summary (in your
own words) of the article.
A: International Alliance to end genocide: as the title says it self this article is
about how the international Alliance can prevent genocide and how can it
help those in genocide currently.
A: Countries at risk: this articles talks about countries that are at risk with
genocide. Some countries that are listed on this article are central Africa
republic, Iraq, Somalia, Nigeria, Mynmar.
9. What are two ways you can Get Involved with this organization?if someone
wants to get involved in this organization you can either donate money or
work as a intern.
10.Go to http://www.religioustolerance.org/genocide4.htm
11.Find four more examples of genocide since World War II. Fill out the following
chart:
Where was the
location?

Who committed
the crimes?

Who were the

victims?

China
Cambodia
East Timor
Sudan

communist
Khmer Rouge
Muslims
Mainly muslims
and militia and
government

Chinese public
public
Roman catholics
Mostly, animist
and Christians
and now manly
muslims.

How many
people were
killed?
40 million
1.7 to 2 million
200,000
About 200,oo
deaths: million
dislocated.

12.Do a google search. Find an example of genocide that is not the Holocaust.
How is this example similar to the Holocaust? How is this different?

A: the Rwanda is similar to holocaust because nobody did anything to stop

neither of them. Their differences is that they had different way of abusing
and killing people.
13.Include three links to credible articles about the topic you chose for question
#10.
14.What do you think can be done to prevent genocide? Explain your answer in
your own words.
A: I think that the only was genocide can be prevented is that if countries
help each other and try to avoid as much as they can. If one country is
suffering out genocide and the other sat around and watch then genocide is
only going to get worse.