Understanding Genocide
This worksheet introduces grade 9 students to the concept of genocide, its historical context, and key legal definitions.
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Understanding Genocide
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your understanding of genocide.
1. In your own words, define the term 'genocide.'
2. Which international body formally adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide?
The League of Nations
The United Nations
The International Criminal Court
The European Union
3. The term 'genocide' was coined by Raphael Lemkin in the year .
4. The targeted group in a genocide can be national, ethnic, racial, or .
5. The Holocaust is considered the first modern genocide.
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False
6. Briefly explain the significance of the Rwandan Genocide in the history of genocidal events.
