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    equate the terms genocide and ethnic cleansing, it is not always the same case. Ethnic cleansing can cover a vast array of crimes including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and sometimes the crime of genocide (Bartrop “Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide”); ethnic cleansing strives to establish ethnic homogeneity, which does not always include mass killing. On the other hand, genocide, a crime in international law, is a very precise category of crime (Bartrop “Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide”);…

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    In the 1820’s and 30’s after the death of Tecumseh, Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley faced what amounted to an ethnic cleansing. After the war of 1812, “settlers” outnumbered Native Americans 7 to 1. Throughout history, Native Americans have been referred to as “savages” or “primitive”. America is the one who seems savage like for their removal and elimination of the Native Americans. The way the Native American were disregarded and treated by the Americans is horrific. America stands…

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    personal experience of surviving the ruthless war and ethnic cleansing that broke out in his Eastern European hometown of Brcko at the young age of eleven. Not only did he have to watch his hometown get blown to nothing and constantly stress about the survival of his family, he was a young boy whose friends and teammates had turned against him. The only reasoning being that he was Muslim. After Kenan and his family were able to escape the ethnic cleansing that…

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    Matt Carrs Spain’s Ethnic Cleansing (2009) discusses the mass expulsion of Moriscos across the country of Spain. Moriscos were previous followers of the Muslim faith that were forced to convert to Christianity by Spanish rulers. Years before Morisccos were coerced into converting to Christianity the Spanish Jews were given an ultimate to convert or leave Spain. In 1502 queen Isabella ordered Muslims in Castile to convert of leave the country as she did to her Jewish subjects. “Muslims of…

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    Yugoslav People’s Army Troops were sent from Serbia to attack Bosnia and Herzegovina. Local Serbian civilians from Bosnia joined the Army. Serbs eventually go the name of “ethnic cleansing” (Stanton). “More than a dozen paramilitaries and irregular forces attacked” on Bosnia, also (Koff 115). The majority of the perpetrators were Orthodox. The victims were made up of multiple Bosnian citizens. There was a mix of religions and…

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Ever since people of different nationalities first came into contact with each other, there have been conflicts. Whether it be the Holocaust, Armenian genocide, white supremacy in the 18th century, ethnic cleansing in Africa, Manifest destiny, or the Balkan situation, they all have one thing in common: race. People have inexplicably not been able to see past their physical differences. They associate others’ race with their attributes, traits, and characteristics.…

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    investigation on the history of Rwanda's, attempting to find explanations and the political factors that implemented the 1994 genocide. There is a large speculation about the definition of genocide. Mann argues that what he calls ''murderous ethnic cleansing'' is based on democratic ideologies and that such violence is likely to occur when weak institutionalised countries experience democratic shifting. Valentino argues that democracies…

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    While the Tlingit have suffered through ethnic cleansing, Diaspora, and culture change, despite touching on all three I chose culture change for the main theme of this assignment. The origin of the Tlingit is unknown since they are different and have no relation to any of the other tribes. It is believed they came to southeast Alaska approximately 11,000 years ago. The Tlingit of Alaska consider the land now known as Glacier Bay National Park as their homeland. Unfortunately there have been…

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    Refugee: The Bosnian War

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    By definition, a refugee is “a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.” (“Refugee”). Immigrants have been coming to America for hundreds of years as refugees. Most recently, the Syrian refugees have been struggling to find safety here in America. Another case of many people immigrating to America due to times of crisis is during the Bosnian war. These two circumstances have many similarities, including why the two people…

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    Do you know what a genocide is? According to Webster’s Dictionary a genocide is “the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group.” There is a total count of thirty documented genocides in history. Twenty-nine of them are recognized by the United States as a genocide and one is not, also known as the Armenian Genocide The Armenian genocide is familiar to some but not many, as of 2015 should the United States recognize this as genocide? Armenia,…

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