7.8: Mass Atrocities (APW)

Armistice Day

A day commemorating the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. It honors military veterans and is now known as Veterans Day in the United States.

Armenian genocide

the systematic extermination of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians.

influenza epidemic 1918

Global outbreak of H1N1 influenza virus in 1918, infecting 500 million people and causing around 50 million deaths worldwide.

Lost Generation

Term for disillusioned post-WWI writers like Hemingway & Fitzgerald, reflecting their sense of aimlessness and disillusionment.

Heinrich Himmler

leading member of the Nazi Party and chief architect of the Holocaust, heading the SS and Gestapo during World War II.

Nuremberg Laws

Anti-Semitic legislation in Nazi Germany (1935) that deprived Jews of rights, citizenship, and marriage with non-Jews, leading to discrimination and the Holocaust.

Final Solution

The Nazi plan to systematically exterminate Jews during World War II, resulting in the genocide of six million Jews.

Holocaust

Systematic genocide of six million Jews by the Nazis during World War II, along with other targeted groups like Romani people and disabled individuals.

Dresden

City in eastern Germany, known for its historic architecture and as the site of a devastating bombing during World War II.

Slobodan Miloševicć

a Serbian politician who served as the President of Serbia and later of Yugoslavia, known for his role in the Yugoslav Wars.

ethnic cleansing

Systematic and violent removal of an ethnic or religious group from a specific area, often resulting in mass killings and forced migration.

Rwandan Genocide

1994 mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda. Around 800,000 people were killed in 100 days.

Darfur

Region in western Sudan known for a humanitarian crisis involving conflict, displacement, and genocide.

International Criminal Court

Independent judicial body established to prosecute individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression.