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What were the dates of the Holocaust?

1941-1945, with persecution beginning earlier during the Nazi rise to power.

How many people were estimated to have died in the Holocaust?

Approximately 6 million Jews and millions of others including Roma, disabled people, Slavs, homosexuals, and political opponents.

Who were the primary perpetrators of the Holocaust?

Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler and its collaborators.

What methods were used during the Holocaust?

Mass shootings, gassing in extermination camps, forced labor, starvation, and medical experimentation.

What ideology underpinned the Holocaust?

Nazi racial ideology promoting Aryan supremacy and antisemitism.

What are the dates of the Armenian Genocide?

1915-1923, primarily 1915-1916.

How many Armenians are estimated to have died in the Armenian Genocide?

Approximately 1.5 million Armenians.

Who were the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide?

The Ottoman government, specifically the Young Turks.

What methods were used during the Armenian Genocide?

Forced deportations, starvation, massacres, and systematic killings.

What was the context of the Armenian Genocide?

It occurred during World War I and is often cited as the first modern genocide.

What were the dates of the Cambodian Genocide?

1975-1979.

How many Cambodians are estimated to have died in the Cambodian Genocide?

Between 1.5 to 3 million Cambodians, about 25% of the population.

Who led the Cambodian Genocide?

The Khmer Rouge regime under Pol Pot.

What ideology motivated the Cambodian Genocide?

A radical communist ideology aiming to create an agrarian, classless society.

What methods were used in the Cambodian Genocide?

Forced labor, starvation, execution, and torture in prisons like S-21.

What were the dates of the Bosnian Genocide?

1992-1995.

Who were the primary victims of the Bosnian Genocide?

Primarily Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) civilians, along with Croats.

What was the goal of the perpetrators in the Bosnian Genocide?

To achieve "ethnic cleansing" and create a Greater Serbia.

What notable massacre occurred during the Bosnian Genocide?

The Srebrenica massacre, where over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed.

What was the context of the Holodomor?

A man-made famine caused by Soviet policies aimed at suppressing Ukrainian nationalism.

What were the dates of the Holodomor?

1932-1933.

How many Ukrainians are estimated to have died in the Holodomor?

Between 3.5 to 5 million.

What methods were used during the Darfur Genocide?

Mass killings, systematic rape, destruction of villages, forced displacement, and starvation.

What were the dates of the Darfur Genocide?

Began in 2003 and continues with ongoing violence.

What ideology guided Deng Xiaoping's reforms in China?

Socialism with Chinese characteristics, combining socialist ideology with market principles.

What was the purpose of the One-Child Policy implemented in 1979?

To control population growth.

What event triggered the Rwandan Genocide in 1994?

The assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana on April 6, 1994.

What was the international response to the Rwandan Genocide?

Largely inadequate, with a significant reduction of UN peacekeeping forces.

What led to the overthrow of the Hutu government after the Rwandan Genocide?

The actions of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) following the genocide.

What were the Four Modernizations introduced by Deng Xiaoping?

Key economic reforms focusing on agriculture, industry, national defense, and science/technology.