1. Name: ________________________________
Mrs. Winfield-Corbett
Date: _________________________________
Social Studies
Web Crawl: Genocide
Website: http://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/defining-genocide
(United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Directions: Use the information provided at the website above to assist you in
answering the questions. Be sure to write your answers in complete sentences.
1. In what year did the term genocide come into existence?
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2. What does the term genocide refer to?
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3. Who was the person that formed the word genocide and for what purpose did he
form this word?
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4. What words are comprised in the term genocide?
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5. Which phrase is unique to the term genocide?
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6. The term genocide refers to acts of violence against which type of groups?
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2. 7. Identify the 5 different categories of violence that are recognized as punishable
acts within the United Nations’ definition of genocide.
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8. Besides the Holocaust, identify two other cases of genocide that have occurred
in the world by completing the chart below.
Year
Country
Description of Genocide
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