Crimes Against Humanity
Key Question: How can Ultranationalism lead to crimes against humanity?
Learning Goal: Students will understand what a crime against humanity is.
Key Terms: crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes, collective farms, Holocaust, ethnic cleansing
Learning Goal: Students will understand what a crime against humanity is.
Key Terms: crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes, collective farms, Holocaust, ethnic cleansing
Initial Reflection
In May 1945, Germany surrendered and World War II ended in Europe. But Japanese troops were still fighting in the Pacific. American leaders were preparing to invade Japan. The knew the Japanese military's reputation for not giving up, and many believed that Japanese soldiers would fight to the death - so the war would go on and on. Many people on both sides would die.
So on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki - and Japan surrendered. World War II was over.
So on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki - and Japan surrendered. World War II was over.
Naming the Crimes
Crimes Against Humanity
Crimes against humanity refer to widespread or systematic attacks against a civilian population - murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, enforced disappearance of persons, persecution of a group, and the crime of apartheid.
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Genocide
Genocide refers to the killing of members of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group; causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; and deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction.
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War Crimes
War crimes refer to willful killing, torture, or inhumane treatment; willfully causing great suffering; and intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population or against those who are involved in a humanitarian or peacekeeping mission.
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From Ultranationalism to Crimes Against Humanity
Place the following actions in order on the Transformation Continuum below:
- Deny Education and Employment (The government may bar students who belong to a targeted minority from going to school. It may also bar people from holding certain jobs)
- Restrict Freedom of Speech (Laws may forbid people to criticize government actions)
- Deny Human Rights (The state may arrest or mistreat members of minority groups for no apparent reason. They may be denied access to housing, food, and clean water. Their homes and belongings may be taken away, and they may be imprisoned, tortured, or even murdered)
- Restrict Movement (The government may segregate minorities or forbid them to enter certain areas. They may be forced to live in ghettos and be denied passports)
- Demand Identification (The government may force people to carry identification showing they are members of a particular minority. They may, for example, be forced to wear badges)
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