Genocide is the action of killing of a racial or religious group and it played a huge role in World War II (Falk, 2006). The genocide is usually done by a whole group such as the government. This was very common in the past. The word “genocide” comes from the Greek word “genos” meaning race or tribe and from the Latin word “cide” meaning to kill. Some examples of the genocide are the Holocaust, Herero and Namaqua Genocide, Darfur conflict, Armenian Genocide, Nanking Massacre, Rwandan Genocide, and etc.
The Holocaust is well-known to many Canadians because it was a major part of WWII. The Holocaust happened throughout the Second World War (1939-1945). Adolf Hitler along with his Nazi party killed many Jews. A recent Genocide in 1994 was the Rwandan Genocide. It was the extermination in the country Rwandan in central Africa of the ethnic group Tutsi. This was five times faster than the Holocaust (Wikipedia, 2013).
Both of these were organized genocides killing many innocent people. The Nazi party killed 6 million Jews mainly through gas chambers while the Rwandas used guns and machetes. The Holocaust lasted 3 years killing 6 million Jews and the Rwanda Genocide lasted 100 days killing 800,000 Catholics.The major difference between the two genocides are that the Holocaust is more well-known than the Rwandan Genocide for many reasons. The Holocaust lasted longer killing millions of Jews, it even started World War II. The Rwandan Genocide is recent and did not last for a long time.
The Holocaust
References:
Falk, J. (2006). Social Studies Eleven Studen Workbook: Second Edition, Hazelmere Publishing
Top 10 Most Horrific Genocides In History. (2013). Top Tenz. Retrieved from http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-horrific-genocides-in-history.php
Wikipedia (2013). GenocideRetrieved from http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide
Wikipedia (2013). Rwandan Genocide . Retrieved from http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide
Wikipedia (2013). Holocaust. Retrieved from http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust
Social Studies 11 Experience 