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Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Native Americans in southern North America were moved to reservations so that European settlers coming in could settle in the fertile land that tribes like the Cherokee once lived in. However, this wasn't a voluntary movement. They were forced by president Andrew Jackson and his followers/ troops. This happened after the Indian Removal Act of 1830. -
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
n early 1915, Armenians of an ethnic minority in the Ottoman Empire, deported to concentration camps, and executed by government orders. There were more than a million deaths, also consisting of Assyrians and Greeks between 1915 and 1923. -
Holocaust
Holocaust
The holocaust started because of the growing differences and tensions between Jews and Christians. The loss of WWII, German economic crash, the Versailles treaty, and the prevalence of Jews in the workforce and business fields led to many people to begin blaming the Jews, who were the scapegoats. This tension enabled people in Germany and neighboring nations to allow the genocide to happen. -
Yugoslavia
Bosnian GenocideThe Serbs and Croats of Bosnia looked to rid themselves of the Bosnian Muslims and Croatians to strengthen their reason for breaking away from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This occurred in April of 1992. An estimated 100,000 people were killed in the genocide alone. -
Rwandan Genocide
Rwanda Genocide
The Hutus murdered around 800,000 people- most were Tutsis. With Rwanda's come to independence, the Hutus worried that the Tutsis would possess too much power. The Tutsi-led Rwandese Patriotic Front gained control of the country in early July of 1994. -
Istanbul Pogrom
On September 6-7, 1955, violent riots occurred against the Greek minority living in Istanbul. The attackers, called the Istanbul Pogrom, were secretly backed by the Turkish government. The mob also attacked some Jewish and Armenian residents of the city. The event gradually contributed to the gradual extinction of the Greek minority in the city and the entire country.
