Twentieth Century Genocides: Armenian Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust
I. Genocide in Historical PerspectiveII. Armenian GenocideIII. Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
Genocide
A form of one-sided mass killing in which a state or other authority intends to destroy a group, as that group and membership in it are defined by the perpetrator.
Genocide and Twentieth Century Ideas
• Eugenics-the study of how to produce genetic purity of race-was popular from 1900-1945 in both U.S. and Europe.
• Permanent minorities.• World Wars• Totalitarian regimes with
ability to commit genocide.
Armenian Genocide
• During WWI between 1915-1918.
• Turkish government (Young Turks) against Armenian minority in Turkish land.
• Deported civilians from homes.
• Turkish government systematically killed approximately 1.5 million Armenians.
Jewish Holocaust
• During WWII between 1939-1945.
• Nazi Government of Germany against Jews Minority in Europe.
• Systematic mass shootings, deportation, death camps.
• Approximately 6 million Jews.
Towards the Final Solution
• 1935: Nuremburg Laws-race laws.
• 1938 Kristalnacht-physical attacks.
• 1939 Ghettoization• 1939-1945
Extermination in the East. Final Solution.
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