Armenian, Cambodian and Rwanda Genocide Comparisons

Armenian Genocide: Ottoman Empire Ruling

The Ottoman Monarchs ruled over Armenia with a minority of Christians ruled over by Muslim; The Ottoman Empire was multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-religious fell into traditional society

Armenian Genocide: Armenian Nationalist Movement

Armenian movement arises and claiming “Armenia for Armenians” which was seen a threat to the traditional Society the Ottoman Empire was

Armenian Genocide: Sultans

Group that repressed the Armenians but also had a scapegoat that the reason they’re failing as an empire was because of Armenians and they are a threat to The Ottoman Empire

Armenian Genocide: 1914 Ottoman Empire in WW1

The Ottoman Empire joins the central powers which now bring them into the War but also sparks the start of Armenian Genocide

Armenian Genocide: Events of Armenian Genocide

Many Armenians were forced into hard labor working tirelessly and were killed if they refused to work; mass arrests, deportations and death marches that consisted of women, elderly and sick

Armenian Genocide: Casualty Rate

1 to 1.5 Millions people killed in this Genocide and these killings were documented over time

Armenian Genocide: Aftermath; Raphael Lemkin

Due to such a horrific event Raphael Lemkin had to come up and coin the word Genocide to describe the events that took place

Armenian Genocide: Aftermath; Paris Peace Conference

Establishes Malta Tribunals and all Ottomans ere incarcerated back to Turkey

Armenian Genocide: Aftermath; Failure of Punishment

Many who led the Armenian Genocide never faced punishment and walked way with no harm; France & Great Britain never sought to punish those responsible for such an event

Armenian Genocide: Aftermath; Turkish Ignorance

Turkey refuses to acknowledge that the Genocide occurred further trying to suppress it and the Truman doctrine only helped enforce that as U.S. wanted to form connections with Turkey

Armenian Genocide: Aftermath; Failure of Accountability

Political unrest and large disagreements about the Genocide with Turkey with foreigners furthering supporting this ignorance of Genocide so Armenian Scholars fought to keep it known that The Armenian Genocide did Occur

The Killing Fields of Cambodia: 1975 Khmer Rouge

Khmer rogue led by Pol pot comes to power over Cambodia and throughout his 4 years pushed to create “Argarian Paradise” in Cambodia; mainly a movement sparked by the bombings of Nixon from U.S. during the Vietnam war

The Killing Fields of Cambodia: Communist Vision

Cambodia liked the idea of communism and had a vision for it and was supported by China & Vietnam

The Killing Fields of Cambodia: Khmer Rouge’s Scapegoat

Khmer ordered forced relations, forced labor and mass executions stating there were threats and enemies within Cambodia hurting them

The Killing Fields of Cambodia: Dehumanization/Killings

People were killed in close contact with shovels, bamboo stick, poison and smashed into trees and some forcibly moved; Educated & Religious individuals kept their identities a secret to survive the killings

The Killing Fields of Cambodia: Ideology Behind Genocide

Cambodia killings were carried out with Maoist ideas therefore targeted Muslim group & ethnic minorities along with intellectuals and professionals were purged; this divided the people of Cambodia

The Killing Fields of Cambodia: 1979 End of Genocide/Vietnamese Invasion

Cambodia killings came to an end after Vietnam invades because of a Civil War even though Khmer and Vietnam shared the same ideologies; the people who ran out of Cambodia sought refuge in Vietnam which hurt the Vietnamese economy

The Killing Fields of Cambodia: Killing Fields/End of Khmer Rouge

served as Mass graveyard for the victims of the Killings of Cambodia; Khmer Rouge crumbles and Pol Pot dies before facing any sort of punishment for this lead in the killings

Rwandan Genocide: Under the Boot of Europeans/Scramble for Africa

Rwandan was under control of the Germans but then fell into the rule under Belgian after the events of WW1 which was a consequence of the borders of colonialism

Rwandan Genocide: Africa’s Division Tutsis & Hutu

Africa was divided into two groups of Tutsi and Hutu; Europeans favored the Tutsi deeming them more Caucasian than the Hutu; putting the Hutu and Tutsis against one another lowered the possibility of them forming together to over through European powers

Rwandan Genocide: 1959-1961 Rise of Conflict

First wave of ethnic violence; reprisals against Tutsis which gave Hutu the leverage they needed to get revenge

Rwandan Genocide: 1990s International Pressure

Hutu governments was forced and pressure into share power wit Tutsi Refugees as the Tutsis escaped in order to get away from the violence

Rwandan Genocide: Angered Hutu Government

The Hutu government angered by the International influences and pushed for a mass Hutu Power Movement and were ultimately forced to open open Hutu borders by Europeans

Rwandan Genocide: April-July 1994 Victims of Genocide/ Dehumanization

500,000 to 1 million Tutsis slaughtered by Hutu Military which was 70% of Tutsi population and Hutu ordered many to “kill their neighbor” in very close and brutal form

Rwandan Genocide: Targeted People

Many individuals of Tutsi were targeted with women being raped but also trying to end the racial purity of Hutu

Rwandan Genocide: Aftermath; Widespread Criticism

Nations like the U.S., Great Britain, Belgium and United Nations faced huge backlash due to their lack of intervention during the Rwanda Genocide;

Rwandan Genocide: Aftermath; Bosnian War

War that went on during the Rwanda Genocide that further turned people’s attention away from the killings

Rwandan Genocide: Aftermath; French & Hutu

Some Hutu spoke French therefore were able to keep ties and connections with French and gain support

Rwandan Genocide: Aftermath; July 1994 Tutsis Forces Rise

Tutsi regain control of Rwanda which worried many Hutu individuals of harsh punishment

Rwandan Genocide: Aftermath; Destabilizing/ 1997 Coup

Tutsis began to destabilize neighboring countries which led to the Coup of Zaire

Rwandan Genocide: Aftermath; Widespread of STDs

The Genocide brought in a huge wave of Aids and STDs to the nation of Rwanda

Rwandan Genocide: Aftermath; international Tribunal

Established by the United Nations

Rwandan Genocide: Aftermath; Rwanda Government

Established with local court systems and enduring ethnic suspicions; instead of punishing they reconciled and told the Tutsi and Hutu people to acknowledge what had happen and be honest; strike a very local movement for many

Comparing the 3 Genocides: War & Genocide

All 3 Genocides take place during some war; Armenian Genocide took place during WW1, Cambodia Genocide took place during Vietnam War, Rwanda Genocide took place during the Bosnian War

Comparing the 3 Genocides: Minorities

All were targeted Minorities of the Nation: Armenians, Cambodians, Tutsis

Comparing the 3 Genocides: Lack of International Response

All 3 Genocides were ignored by other Nations and their lack of interventions: Armenian Genocide ignored by France & Britain, Cambodian Genocide ignored by U.S., Rwanda Genocide ignored by U.S., Great Britain, Belgium & United Nation

Comparing the 3 Genocides: Wrapped in Politics

All 3 Genocides were wrapped up in Politics and fought for recognition and what happened and fighting to punish those in charge: Armenian Genocide the Turkish refused to acknowledge the genocide with U.S. backing them up for selfish needs Armenian Scholars fighting to be seen, Cambodian Genocide the Khmer Rogue and Pol Pot died before being punished and swept under the rug, Rwanda Genocide took a different approach and sought not punishment but reconciliation amongst the two groups