20th+Century+Genocides



Opener:

1. Define genocide in your own words:

Genocide-is an group of execution usually from a race or ethnic groups.
2. Make a list of all the things you associate with genocide: -Mass destruction -Murder -Chaos

3. Explain the difference between a genocide and a mass murder. A genocide is a group where people killed thousands of people and mass murder is a person who is only killing one person.


 * Background:** **A world is populated by two groups of people: Purple people and Pink people.**


 * **Spitting on someone because they are Purple**
 * **Calling someone bad names because they are Purple**
 * **Beating up a random Purple person walking down the street because they are Purple**
 * **Passing a law to prevent all Purple people from getting jobs by Pink People**
 * **Ransacking a neighborhood, breaking windows of houses and painting graffiti on Purple peoples' homes**
 * **Killing a family because they are purple**
 * **Rounding up Purple people and taking them to a school yard and killing them**


 * **What do you think is the message of this activity**?
 * In my opinion I think the message is showing how there is no equality and showing how its racist because of their own skin tone and how they make fun of people just because of their skin tone.


 * Genocide Anticipation Guide **

Questions to Consider:


 * **What makes some people resist and others obey authority?**
 * **How was it possible for the whole world to stand by without halting the destruction?**
 * **How can we ensure that laws and rules are applied to everyone in the same way?**
 * **Where does one draw the line between obeying the law or obeying one’s conscience?**
 * **Under what conditions are most people likely to feel more responsible for helping others?**

**10 Stages of Genocide Template:**


**The Killer Game**:



Assignment on the Killing Fields



Assessment on 20th Century Genocides: