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Unit 2—Handout 7<br />

Which are Genocides?<br />

Directions: Choose one or more of the following events to research, using R.J. Rummel’s book<br />

(citation below) or the Internet as references. Select the United Nations’ defi nition of genocide, or your<br />

own defi nition of genocide developed earlier in this unit, and determine which of the following you<br />

believe were genocides. Discuss your fi ndings and decisions with a small group or whole class.<br />

Location Date Number Killed Victim Group Perpetrator<br />

Burundi 1972<br />

Cambodia 1975-1979<br />

Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992-1995<br />

East Timor 1975-2000<br />

Bangladesh 1971<br />

Armenia 1915-1922<br />

Soviet Union 1932-1933<br />

Rwanda 1994<br />

Sri Lanka 1983<br />

Kosovo 1998<br />

Iraq 1991-2000<br />

Kashmir 1947-2000<br />

EI Salvador 1980<br />

Source: Rummel, R.J. Death by Government. New Brunswick, NJ: Transition Publishers, 1997.<br />

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