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Jasmine Kirby Group 5 Cambodia Genicode

Do you base your life on whether or not you life live tomorrow? In Cambodia people were suffering and dieing and didn’t know whether or not they would live the next day. (__When Broken Glass Floats__) What happened in Cambodia was genocide. It was genocide because it included the 8 stages of genocide.

“The Cambodian genocide occurred around 1975 - 1979. The Khmer Rouge was the group that controlled the Cambodians. Cambodians were put through so many challenges. Many Cambodians saw their own families get killed. Or had to throw there bones in a bone grave without a funeral for heir loved ones. They hardly received food day to day. They were forced to work in factories where their lives were put in danger. ” (// __Peace Pledge Union)__ //

“Genocide is any of him following acts committed with intention. Genocide is to destroy, in whole or part, a national ethical, religion group. They purposefully kill members of a group, causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of a group etc.” ( // __ Prevent Genocide International) __ // Many of these make Cambodia genocide. ** “ **The Pol Pot was intently tiring to wipe out the Khmer Rouge. Children were taken wait from their parents forced in a separate labor camp. Their political and civil rights were taken away from them. Schools, factories, even hospitals were shut down. Professional careers like doctors, lawyers, teachers, and scientist were killed. If you were in the army serving for you country, you were also murdered along with your entire family. Their holy temples were burned downed, so therefore religion was banned. Music, radio cassettes were thrown away. The culture for music wasn't allowed. If you were having fun with your friends, or laughing, crying you was KILLED. Wearing glasses was a good enough reason to be shot. If you wanted to be smart and meet new people by learning a new language, death was your only vengeance. ” (// __Peace Pledge Union)__ // "'To spare you is no profit; to destroy you is no loss." (// __Peace Pledge Union)__ //

” The 1st stage of genocide is ** Classification **.”// __(Genocide Watch)__ // “Classification is dividing people into groups.”(// __Genocide Watch__ //) Having them segregated by race, looks, culture etc. In Cambodia they showed classification by dividing people based on age, and looks. Thus this meets classification because they had been separated by their looks. “The 2nd stage is ** Symbolism **.” (// __Genocide Watch__ //) ““Symbolism is a way to separate people according to what they look like.” (// __Genocide Watch)__ // In Cambodia they showed symbolism by marking a number on their arm that lasted forever. Thus this meets symbolism because they were symbolized who they ere through that number.” // __(Peace Pledge Union)__ // “The 3rd stage of genocide is ** Dehumanization” **. (// __Genocide Watch__ //) ”Dehumanization is an act that makes a human less than someone else. In Cambodia they showed dehumanization by hitting them as though they were dogs. Thus this meets dehumanization because it worked, the Cambodians felt like they were the lowest people in the universe.” (// __Peace Pledge Union__ //) “The 4th stage is ** Organization **.”(// __Genocide Watch__ //) “Organization is when you have a plot or plan being divided have a task set. In Cambodia family were divided, children were separated from their parents working in divided labor camps. Thus organization meets this stage because families were divided.”(// __Peace Pledge Union)__ // “The 5th stage of genocide is ** Polarization **.” (// __Genocide Watch__ //) “Polarization is extremists drive the groups apart (segregated the different groups.)”(// __Genocide Watch)__ // In Cambodia suffered through polarization by separating different groups. Thus Cambodia meets this stage because groups were segregated.” (// __Peace Pledge Union__ //) “The 6th stage is ** Preparation **.”(// __Genocide Watch__ //) “Preparation when you plan your killing and who you want to kill.” (// __Genocide Watch__ //) Thus Cambodia meets this stage because the people that were killing the Khmer Rouge had a plan and followed through.”(// __Peace Pledge Union)__ // “The 7th stage is ** Extermination **.”(// __Genocide Watch)__ // “Extermination is when a quickly mass killing that's legally called genocide.”(// __Genocide Watch__ //) The killers call it an extermination because they don't consider there victims. “In Cambodia should extermination by trying to get rid of the Cambodians by going on a massacre killing you for little reasons like wearing glasses to see where you going. Thus this meets the stage by extermination the Cambodians.”(// __Peace Pledge Union)__ // “The 8th stage of genocide is ** Denial **.”(// __Genocide Watch)__ // “Denial is they try to hide all the evidence that the genocide happened.” (// __Genocide Watch__ //) The killers often try you blame what happened. In Cambodia they tried justifying what happened in Cambodia wasn't genocide. Thus this meets genocide by them claiming there wasn't genocide and they weren't part of genocide.” (// __Peace Pledge Union)__ //

In conclusion, what happened in Cambodia was genocide. Cambodia had 8 of the stages of genocide so therefore Cambodia was genocide. “Pol Pot's plan was to exterminate all Cambodians and to strip them away from their rights.” (// __Peace Pledge Union__ //) In their eyes there plan worked. In the eyes of the Cambodians they were petrified for there lives. As one person said ''To spare you is no profit, to destroy you is no loss."(// __Peace Pledge Union__ //) How would you feel if you and your family meant NOTHING to another person so they killed you because you were as to no value?

Joseph Romero Group 5 Cambodian Genocide Cambodia. A little known country with a fairly recent terrible history. A small little country with only about 8 million people experienced a genocide that killed over 2 million people. There is no question that what happened in Cambodia during the 70’s was a genocide.

Cambodia already war ravaged by North Vietnamese and American special forces was an unstable country. But by 1970 there was a military coup and a lieutenant general, Lon Nol, took over. There was unrest and now a communist guerilla party was forming. This group was the Khmer Rouge. Its leader was Pol Pot a French educated Cambodian who was aspiring to have Cambodia under Maoist communism. In 1975 Pol Pot’s forces took over the government. As soon as this occurred Pol Pot had the murder of all intellectuals performed. Then he imposed his ruthless form of communism on the people of Cambodia. This was what began the genocide.

The Cambodian genocide compares to the definition of genocide quite well. The Khmer Rouge was out to kill anyone who objected to the Rouges rule. Anyone of any religion was to be killed. Entire families were mentally tormented by being forced to bury loved ones bodies into mass graves. People were killed by all means possible including being murdered by hand. Families were relocated and separated from children. They spent extremely long hours working in farming communities as that was the only work to do. The Rouge killed people for a variety of things including those who wore glasses or knew foreign languages. If someone was to be killed they were photographed before being most likely brutally murdered.

People in Cambodia were classified by families and child or adult. Religious people were all grouped together and mass murdered early on. Kids were sent to separate labor camps away from family. People of eastern Cambodia near Vietnam were forced to wear a blue scarf that was an east symbol. This was due to the fact that there rumors of eliminating the entire eastern population of Cambodians. People who were from farming villages were symbolized as “base” people and were treated somewhat better than those of cities. People from cities were forced from towns and treated more harshly since Andre Gunder Franks Marxist theory said that cities do not promote hard labor like farms do.

In Cambodia people were dehumanized in the way of being forced to bury one another as if it was normal. They were beaten like dogs in killing fields as higher ups said to conserve ammunition. The Rouge was very organizational. People were to be moved from one spot to another with speed and if someone didn’t keep up they were killed. Killing fields were designed for exactly what there name states. Groups of people from certain areas of Cambodia were all forced to wear some type of scarf. This made identification easier.

The main people polarized were those of religious backgrounds. They were separated immediately and killed. Families were separated causing great emotional stress over fear of family members safety. The Rouge prepared killing fields for those who were against the new government. Old and young are separated.

The killings began with those who didn’t keep up in the evacuations of cities. People who did not obey a Rouge soldier were murdered. Cham Muslims were mass slaughtered as were Christians. Intellectuals were killed as were those who had even a slightest education. After the Rouge was forced out of Cambodia it tried to deny any killings. Pol Pot was tried for genocide but died in 1998 of natural causes. People were very mad at the fact that no justice was served. Recently four former Rouge officials are undergoing trials for crimes against humanity. They will likely deny the charges.

What happened in Cambodia was a genocide. Mass murdering millions is not just small scale killing. It's genocide. Beating people like animals? How could someone do such a thing. Classifying people by where they live? what are they cattle now? It's not right. It's genocide.

Stephanye Najar Germany Genocide Group 6 Have you ever wondered why massive killings occur? Adolf Hitler is an Austrian German who volunteered for the German Army. After he served in the army he found out what great power he has in becoming a dictator. He gained power right after the president of Germany died. He then orders to vanish the Jews from Germany; more than seven million lives were taken away. What happen in Germany was a Genocide.

It all started in 1941 when it was legally called a Genocide. Hitler wanted no Jews in Germany. His method of doing so was very sneaky. He made Jews sell their businesses and made new laws that took away rights from Jews. Later Jews were forced out their own homes and put into walled and gated community to isolate them from the rest of the world these are known as ghettos. After being sent to a The Ghetto they were jammed into trains and sent to concentration camps. These camps were also later on known as Death Camps. While all the Jew were going through this part of the Genocide in the rest of the war people were still trying to figure out if this was a Genocide.

Genocide is what happen in Germany. There were a lot of killing members from a group; The Jews. They were also causing serious bodily and mental harm also took place during the holocaust, by not feeding the Jews it made them lose a lot of weight. They got mentally ill by all the torment they went through. Physical destruction also occurred. They also made young Jew children into little Nazi helpers to turn in their own kind.

The first stage of Genocide is Classification. Classification is when you divide people into groups separated by race, looks, and religion etc. In Germany the Jews were sent into Ghettos and concentration camps. Thus the Germany Genocide does meet stage of classification. The second stage of Genocide is Symbolization. Symbolization is based on a way to represent or distinguisha group. By color, sign, etc. In Germany the Jews were forced to wear the star of David on their clothing to distinguish them from others. Thus the Germany genocide does meet stage of Symbolization.

The third stage of Genocide is Dehumination. Dehumination is an act that makes human less than humans. In Germany the Nazis would treat the Jews like animals by separating them. Thus the Germany genocide does meet stage of Dehumination. The fourth stage of genocide is organization. Organization is having a plane or plot. Being divided and having a task set. I Germany the Nazis would make the Jews work at the concentration camps and were divided by healthy strong people to old and sick. Thus the Germany genocide does meet stage of organization.

The fifth stage of genocide is polarization. Polarization is to be separated to different groups of people and are not able to talk with each other. In Germany the Jews were not allowed to talk to their family members, and they were separated healthy Jews to the un healthy Jews. Thus the Germany genocide does meet stage of Polarization. The sixth stage of genocide is preparation. Preparation is when people are separated because of their ethnic or religious identity, when being apart from the unwanted group everything is taking away from you. And they are also sent to Ghettos. Thus the Germany genocide does meet stage of preparation.

The seventh stage of genocide is extermination. Extermination is a quick killing that is legally called “genocide”. The killers call it an extermination because they don’t consider their victims fully humans. In Germany the Nazis started shooting every Jew one by one. Thus the Germany genocide does meet stage of extermination. The eight stage of genocide is denial. Denial is when they try to hide all the evidence that a genocide happened. The killer s often try to blame what happen on other people. In Germany after the war happen the Germans would not say that the holocaust happened. Thus the Germany genocide does meet stage of denial.

A genocide is what happen in Germany. Clearly all the stages that leads to a genocide had occurred during the Germany genocide. The Germens discriminated against all the Jews. And while the Jews were suffering from this torment the rest of the world was still trying to figure out if what is happening in Europe is a Genocide or not. Many life’s were lost during this time. Did we really learn the stages of Genocides, or do we ignore them and start taking actions when the extermination stage starts?