Genocide is a universal term that most people normally associate with the Holocaust, the mass killing of Jews and other groups by the Nazis in World War II. Although many understand the meaning of the term genocide, people seem to overlook the fact that the Holocaust is not the only genocide that has ever occurred. In fact, genocides occurred not only before the Holocaust, but even after, when the world swore that nothing along the lines of the Holocaust would ever be tolerated again. One example of a genocide that occurred after the Holocaust is the Darfur genocide. The Holocaust and Darfur genocide are varyingly similar and different and they both fully display the meaning and stages of genocides. To begin having a fuller understanding
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It was began being plotted in 1933 when the Nazi party came to power. The first transportations of the Jews occurred in 1938, which set the rest of the genocide into effect (Elk). It is reported that by the end of the Holocaust in 1945, “Two out of every three [Jews] living in Europe, and another 5 million people had been killed…” (Elk). After this horrific event, the world has attempted to right the wrongs committed during this time. The Holocaust is taught about in schools, books are dedicated to the stories of survivors, and entire museums exist to educate the world on the atrocities of the Holocaust. All of this educating is in attempt to make sure such an event would never be tolerated again, but that attempt is currently …show more content…
During the Holocaust, there were bombings and attacks on Germany in attempts to end the genocide. These, however, took awhile to work and to end the atrocities cue to the fact that the Nazi force was so strong, well unified, and large. It is the same case for the Darfur Genocide. United States troops were sent there and peacemakers were also sent there, but once again the opposing forces were just too strong (Darfur Genocide). Yet, the Darfur Genocide could be brought to end sooner if the world tried to fix it more. So, both of the genocides were sadly not completely preventable due to the fact that the opposing forces were too strong to
It was began being plotted in 1933 when the Nazi party came to power. The first transportations of the Jews occurred in 1938, which set the rest of the genocide into effect (Elk). It is reported that by the end of the Holocaust in 1945, “Two out of every three [Jews] living in Europe, and another 5 million people had been killed…” (Elk). After this horrific event, the world has attempted to right the wrongs committed during this time. The Holocaust is taught about in schools, books are dedicated to the stories of survivors, and entire museums exist to educate the world on the atrocities of the Holocaust. All of this educating is in attempt to make sure such an event would never be tolerated again, but that attempt is currently …show more content…
During the Holocaust, there were bombings and attacks on Germany in attempts to end the genocide. These, however, took awhile to work and to end the atrocities cue to the fact that the Nazi force was so strong, well unified, and large. It is the same case for the Darfur Genocide. United States troops were sent there and peacemakers were also sent there, but once again the opposing forces were just too strong (Darfur Genocide). Yet, the Darfur Genocide could be brought to end sooner if the world tried to fix it more. So, both of the genocides were sadly not completely preventable due to the fact that the opposing forces were too strong to