7.8: Mass Atrocities (APW)

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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.

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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.

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influenza epidemic 1918

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

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Lost Generation

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

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Heinrich Himmler

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

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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.

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Final Solution

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

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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.

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Dresden

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

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Slobodan Miloševicć

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

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ethnic cleansing

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

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Rwandan Genocide

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

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Darfur

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

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International Criminal Court

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

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