WORST KIND OF MASSIVE KILLING IN THE WORLD

Bosnia (1991-1995)

The Bosnian Genocide took place in Bosnia, between 1991-1995. It was done by the Bosnian Serbs (antagonists) with support from the Yugoslavian Army and aimed towards the Bosnian people (protagonists).The cause was the different ethnic divisions in the country, the Serbians were Orthodox, and the Bosnian were mostly Muslim, and the Croats who were Catholic. In conclusion of the genocide many died because of the war that happened due to the ‘difference’ in religion. The nationalism was that in the end it was decided that the Croatian state would be made for Croats and the Serbian state for the Serbs(1981-1983)

The Mayan genocide took place in Guatemala, from 1981-1983. The Guatemalan army attacked the Mayan Indians(protagonists), as the Guatemalan government (antagonists) , using the Guatemalan Army and its counter-insurgency force, began a systematic campaign of repressions and suppression against the Mayan Indians, in which they claimed were working towards an communist coup. The ultranationalism took place when the Guatemalan army believed that the Mayan Indians were working towards an communist coup which led to the repression and suppression. The outcomess in regards to nationalism was when church leaders helped peasants to reclaim unwanted marshland, build co-operative villages and sustain both their traditional culture despite the on-going civil war.

Herero Genocide (1904-1905)

The Herero genocide took place in German South-West Africa now known as Namibia between 1904-1905. The German Troops (antagonists) targeted the Herero people and troops, because the German emperor, Von Trotha was angry about the resistance to German colonization by East Africa, so he brought with him 10,000 armed men and a plan for war.  The outcomes of the genocide in regards to nationalism and ultranationalism are that  ‘All the Herero must leave the land. If they refuse, then I will force them to do it with the big guns. Any Herero found within German borders, with or without a gun, will be shot. No prisoners will be taken. This is my decision for the Herero people’. -Von Trotha. He would force them to leave their land even though he does not own it. As a result with more than 60,000 Herero people dead some had escaped the killings.





The Austrailian genocide took place in what is now known as Tasmania, took place between 1776-1803. The main groups involved were the British Colonists (antagonists) and the Tasmanian Aboriginals (protagonists) who were being targeted. The main cause was the British’s need for power so they would destroy any threat to this need for power and land. The outcomes of the genocide in regards to ultranationalism was when the British Colonists continued to massacre the Aboriginals even when diseases were plaguing them and it wasn’t their land.

Cambodia (1975-1979)

This genocide took place in the South East Asian country of Cambodia between 1975-1979. The mains groups involved were the Khmer Rouge government (antagonists) and the rest of Cambodia (protagonists). Some other countries got involved to try and help Cambodia. These are the UN, U.S, France, Canada, Australia, Vietnam,  and Thailand. The Cambodian Genocide was politically motivated. Religious leaders, intellectuals, former members of the non communist government and military, and people who were literate were targeted. The leader of the Khmer Rouge government killed these people to make the communist government more powerful. Towards the end of the genocide, Cambodia becomes less intelligent as a nation. This made the government very powerful because the citizens would now follow and believe them.  Other nations got involved to help Cambodia and they ended up not giving the Khmer Rouge power again.

Holocaust (1932-1933)

The Holocaust took place in Europe and was between 1932-1933. Adolf Hilter was the leader of the Natzi Germans (antagonists) that carried out Holocaust and killed the Jews (protagonsists). More than one million Jewish children were killed in the Holocaust and approximately two million Jewish women and three million Jewish men. The reason for this Genocide was that Hitler thought he was doing the country a good thing by ’cleansing’ of all the Jewish people including the ones that didn’t agree with him because they threatened his power and felt they were not nationalists of Germany. The outcomes of this genocide include a number of broke apart families and a crumbling nation.

Rwanda (1994)

The Rwanda genocide took place in Rwanda in 1994 between April and June. The Tutsis were the protagonists and the Hutus.  The Tutsi people believed they were superior to the Hutus and wiped out the Hutu people. The outcome of this genocide was considered a mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small Eastern nation of Rwanda. Over the course of around 100 days from the assasination of the President, at least 800,000 people were killed. Other estimates of the death toll have ranged between 500,000 and 1,000,000, or as much as 20% of the country’s total population

Armenia (1915-23)

The Armenian Genocide took place through 1915-1923 in Armenia near Turkey and Iran. People invlolved were The Armenians (protagonists) and the Ottomoman Empire (protagonists). It can be described as the killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, between 1 million to 1.5 million Armenians were killed. Most of the killings resulted from situations where Armenians were forced to walk for hundreds of miles to the desert, while being starved and not allowed water. The ottoman empire was mostly Muslim while the Armenians were mostly Christians. The Ottoman empire  believed they were superior to the Armenians. In the end many citizens were left killed and the nation was crumbling.

Holodomar (1932-1933)

The Holodomor genocide took place in the Ukraine between 1932 and 1933. The main groups involved in this were Ukrainians (protagonists) and the Soviet Union (antagonists). It was a man made famine that was created to prove a point to the Ukrainian’s that they cannot be their own nation-state and they must stick within their nation (Soviet Union). In result starved over two million people in the Soviet Ukraine and a destructed nation.