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Recent to
Past Occurrences: Internet Resources
Armenians in Turkey |
Stalin's Forced Famines | Nazi Holocaust | Pol Pot in
Cambodia | Rwandan Genocide | Bosnia | Darfur
| Trail of Tears
| Nanking | Country Briefs
The following websites
will help you with your project
Armenians in Turkey
 The first genocide of the 20th
century occurred when two millions Armenians living in
Turkey were eliminated from their historic homeland through
forced deportations and massacres during the government of
the Young Turks from 1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire.
Even today, the Republic of Turkey rejects the notion that
the event constitutes genocide.
Armenian National Institute
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/
(Good for: detailed information about the events that led up to
the genocide, where it happened, type of
government, how it ended and witness accounts)
Armeniangenocide.org
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/genocidefaq.html
(Good for: answers the frequently asked questions about the
genocide, such as who was involved, how many
people died, international response, etc.)
Theforgotten.org
http://www.theforgotten.org/intro.html
This is an award winning web site that has been
designed to educate students about the Armenian
genocide.
(Good for: information about the genocide,
testimonies from survivors, and an interactive
timeline of events)
Stalin's Forced Famines
 Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet
Union, set in motion events designed to cause a famine in
the Ukraine to destroy the people there seeking independence
from his rule. As a result, an estimated 7,000,000,000
persons perished in this farming area, known as the
breadbasket of Europe, with the people deprived of the food
they had grown with their own hands.
Peace Pledge Union Information – Genocide - Bosnia
http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_ukraine.html
(Good for: information about where this famine occurred, the
policies involving the forced famine and key figures
involved, how it ended)
United Human Rights – Genocide - Ukraine
http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/Ukraine_famine.htm
(Good for: information about the famine, number of people
killed, Stalin’s Five Year Plan)
BBC News – Forced Famine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6179818.stm
(Good for: a survivor’s account and
discusses the current fragile relationship between the Ukraine and
Russia)
Pol Pot in Cambodia
 An attempt by Khmer Rouge leader
Pol Pot to form a Communist peasant farming society resulted
in the deaths of 25 percent of the country's population from
starvation, overwork and executions. It is estimated
that 2,000,000,000 people died between 1975 and 1979.
United Human
Rights – Pol Pot Massacre
http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/pol_pot.htm
(Good for: information
about where this genocide occurred, the policies, and key
groups involved, how it ended)
Peace Pledge Union
Information – Genocide - Cambodia
http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_cambodia.html
(Good for: events that led up to the genocide, during and
after the genocide; victims involved and witness accounts)
PBS – Frontline – Chronicle
of Survival
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/cambodia/tl03.html
(Good for: information about where the genocide happened,
key groups involved, links to witness accounts and
the aftermath)
Bosnia-Hezegovina
 Historically,
Bosnia is made of three diverse groups, the Serbs (othodox
Christians), the Croats (Catholics), and ethnic Albanians
(Muslims). The historical ethnic and religious differences
is believed to have led policies of agression and ethnic
cleansing against Muslims between 1992 and 1995. The Bosnian government charged
Serbia with committing genocide at the
International Court
of Justice, however, in 2007, the court ruled that Serbia
was not complicit in genocide but did not take action to
prevent incidences of genocide in Srebrencia. There is
disagreement between the Serbian and Bosnian government
about the possibility and/or scope of the genocide.
The B
Peace Pledge Union Information – Genocide - Bosnia
http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_bosnia.html
(Good for: information about where the genocide happened, key
groups involved, links to witness accounts and the aftermath)
Bosnian Genocide – Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_Genocide
(Good for: information about where this genocide occurred, key
figures involved, the controversy surrounding this genocide and
external links to other sites)
History Place – Genocide - Bosnia
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/bosnia.htm
Good for: answers the frequently asked questions about the
genocide, such as who was involved, how many people died,
international response, etc.)
Rwandan Genocide
 There was
a mass killing of an
estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus by two
extremist Hutu militia groups, the Interahamwe and the
Impuzamugambi, for about 100 days in 1994. Similar to the
Jewish Holocaust, the international community did nothing
and were severely criticized. Hundreds of thousands of Hutus
fled to Zaire causing the Great Lakes Refugee Crisis.
History Place - Genocide in Rwanda
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/rwanda.htm
(Good for: background information about
the Rwandan genocide)
BBC Rwanda: 10 years on
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/africa/2004/rwanda/default.stm
(Good for:
information about why it happened, accounts from survivors and
killers, how it ended and the aftermath)
Frontline: Ghost of Rwanda
(Good for finding out the international community reaction,
examining the aftermath, a comparative study of the Rwandan
genocide with the Jewish Holocaust)
Darfur
 An ongoing armed conflict in the
Darfur region of western Sudan, mainly between the Janjaweed
(translated: "devils on horsebacks"), a militia group
recruited from the tribes of the Abbala (camel herding
Arabs), and the non-Baggara people (mostly land-tilling
tribes) of the region. The Sudanese government, while
publicly denying that it supports the Janjaweeds, has
provided money and assistance and has participated in joint
attacks with the group, systematically targeting ethnic
groups in Darfur. The conflicts began in July 2003.
The genocide in Darfur has taken
the lives of an estimated 400,000 people, and more than 2.5
million are displaced and in grave danger of more violence
and starvation.
Frontline/World - Sudan
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sudan
(Good for: brief information about the
Rwandan genocide, key figures, facts and stats about the
government and history, humanitarian efforts and
witness accounts)
Genocide in Darfur
http://www.genocideindarfur.net/
(Good for: brief information about the
Rwandan genocide and to find out what international activist
groups are doing to help and how you can help as well)
Darfur Conflict - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_conflict
(Good for: overview of the crisis in Darfur, including the
claims of genocide, international response, key
organizations involved and governments involved)
(Good
for: Current and in-depth news and features on the troubled
nation, including reports on the Darfur crisis, poverty and
the regional conflicts, witness and survivor accounts,
peacekeeping efforts)
Trail
of Tears
 The
Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native
Americans, including people of the Cherokee, Seminole,
Creek, and Choctaw nations from their homelands in the
Southeastern United states to Indian Territory (present day
Oklahoma) in the Western United States.
Trail of Tears
The North Little Rock Site: Interpretive Contexts
Chickasaw
Seminole Tribe of Florida History: Indian Resistance and
Removal
Muscogee (Creek) Removal
The Trail of Tears and the Forced Relocation of the
Cherokee Nation, a National Park Service Teaching with
Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
Cherokee Heritage Documentation Center
Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center
Trail of Tears - The Dream We Dreamed
Cherokee Indian Removal, Encyclopedia of Alabama
Nanking
 In
December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into
China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder
300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city.
Nanking Genocide from the History Place
BBC News: Nanjing remembers massacre victims
Online Documentary: The Nanking Atrocities A master's
degree thesis that delves into the atrocity
"Denying Genocide: The Evolution of the Denial of the
Holocaust and the Nanking Massacre," college research
paper by Joseph Chapel, 2004
English translation of a classified Chinese document on
the Nanjing Massacre
Japanese Imperialism and the Massacre in Nanjing by
Gao Xingzu, Wu Shimin, Hu Yungong, &
Cha Ruizhen
Kirk Denton, "Heroic Resistance and Victims of Atrocity:
Negotiating the Memory of Japanese Imperialism in Chinese
Museums"
The Nanjing Incident: Recent Research and Trends by
David Askew in the Electronic Journal of Contemporary
Japanese Studies, April 2002
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall
'No massacre in Nanking,' Japanese lawmakers say
The Rape of Nanking - Nanjing Massacre -English Language
Edition - 1:17:17 - Aug 25, 2006
Rape of Nanking Original reports
from
The Times
The Rape of Nanking — Nanjing Massacre — English Language
Edition. Two hour web documentary.
War and reconciliation: a tale of two countries
Booknotes interview with Iris Chang on The Rape
of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II,
January 11, 1998.
- the guide to work with.)
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Cambodia
An attempt by
Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot, to form a Communist peasant
farming society resulted in the
deaths of 25
percent
of the country's population from starvation, overwork
and executions. This tragedy happened from 1976 to 1979.
If you want to read a first person story about the
tragedy check out a
13 year old boy's
tale of
the genocide in Cambodia. |
Rwanda
For one hundred
days in 1994, up to 800,000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu
militia using clubs and machetes, with as many as 10,000
killed each day. This is a true story about what
happened to a
Rwandan girl
that will break your heart. Here is an interesting
article on what countries won't be doing for
Rwanda.
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Bosnia
In the Republic
of Bosnia-Herzegovinia,
conflict
between the three main ethnic groups, the Serbs, Croats,
and Muslims, resulted in genocide committed by the Serbs
against the Muslims in Bosnia. You can read a first hand
account at this
Bosnia genocide
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The Soviet
Union
Stalin was
determined to crush the spirit of the
"Kulaks"
who rebelled against the Soviet movement. These people
were ordinary farmers with ordinary families. The
farmers grew the grain
that supplied the whole of Europe. Then it was
ruthlessly taken from them. All of it. The result was
the death of 7 million people.
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How you can do to help
Genocide Intervention
http://www.genocideintervention.net/index.php
This website focuses on stopping
genocide throughout the world through education,
advocacy, fundraising and networking.
Genocide Watch
http://www.genocidewatch.org/
This website focuses on preventing and averting genocide. It
provides good statistical and up to date information
of information of genocides that happened in the past
and the current situation in Darfur, Sudan.
Country Profile
CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Using “The World
Factbook” this governmental website includes the people of
that country, maps, military presence, and transnational
issues.
Adapted from
http://www.ahs.albany.k12.ny.us/AHS/depts/library/recentpast.htm
History Place – Genocide in the 20th Century
Includes links to Bosnia-Herzagovina, Rwanda, Cambodia,
Holocaust, China, Stalin, Armenia/Turkey - also includes
information on the United Nation
Convention
Genocide Watch
International organization to stop
genocide
United Nations Human Rights
UN's comprehensive site on human rights
Institute for the Study of Genocide/ International
Association of Genocide Scholars
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