Genocide's in the 20th Century

The Armenian Genocide

Apr 24, 1915

1,500,000 deaths in a span of 3 years
The Armenian people were subjected to deportation, expropriation, abduction, torture, massacre, and starvation by the Turkish government.

Genocide's in the 20th Century

Period: Apr 24, 1915 to Dec 14, 1995

Ukrainian Genocide

Jun 6, 1932

7,000,000 deaths
Over 3 million children born in Unkrain between 1932-1933 died of starvation.
Stalin and his men starved the Ukrainians to death

The Holocaust

Jan 30, 1933

Started in 1933 when Hitler came into power
6 million Jews were killed along with 5 million others
The Nazi's (Hitler's German army) took Jewish prisoners to concentration camps, where they either were worked or starved to death, or faced such horrid atrocities, such as being gassed or burned to death.

Nanking Genocide

Dec 13, 1937

300,000 deaths
the Japanese insued a fullscale invasion of China
Women were brutally killed and raped. Pregnant women had their stomachs slit open and their unborn children ripped out after being raped.

Cambodian Genocide

Apr 17, 1975

2,000,000 deaths
Communist group called the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot took over Cambodia
They tortured, worked, and starved to death the Cambodian citizens

Bosnian Genocide

Oct 16, 1992

200,000 deaths
Conflict between 3 ethnic groups, the Serbs, the Croats, and the Muslims, resulted in genocide committed by the Serbs against the Muslims in Bosnia.
Included mass shootings, forced repopulation of entire towns, and confinement in make-shift concentration camps for men and boys.

Rwandan Genocide

Apr 6, 1994

800,000 deaths in 100 DAYS
The Hutu tribe brutally attacked Tutsi villages and killed their inhabitants. They killed the men, raped the women and murdered the children.