A. Provide 2 options to stop Syria from continuing its crimes against humanity Option 1: The U.S. provides weapons and training to the Syrian anti-government rebels . Option 2: The U.S. puts political pressure and imposes strict political & economic sanctions. Threaten Syria with total political & economic isolation B. Evaluate the pros and cons of these options. 1) Option 1 Pros: Supporting the rebels is a much better alternative than bringing boots on the ground which would lead to more bloodshed
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We’ve read about the mass murder of 800‚000 civilians in Rwanda. People write books‚ make movies‚ hold memorial services‚ and advocate awareness of these terrible genocides. While it would be nice to say that those were the only genocides our world has experienced‚ there are countless others that are rarely mentioned. The Bosnian genocide took place between 1992 and 1995‚ around the time my generation was beginning. It was a result of the war between Bosnia and the Serbians (and a number of Croatians)
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Massacre‚ and The Medvedev Forest Massacre. (Pierpaoli‚1) These genocides happened all over the Soviet Union. Within the Soviet Union was Moldova‚ Estonia‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania‚ Kazakhstan‚ Kyrgyzstan‚ Tajikistan‚Turkmenistan‚ Uzbekistan‚ Russia‚ Armenia‚Azerbaijan‚ Georgia‚ and Ukraine. The Soviet Union was the largest country in the world.The Holomodor was mainly in Ukraine along with the Vinnytsia
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attention to Machiavelli’s “The Prince”? What critique and advice would Machiavelli give them? Syria is trapped in the hands of Fortune. The current Syrian regime led by ‘president’ Bashar al-Assad‚ within the next year‚ can easily be eliminated by foreign powers or can easily prosper as an authoritarian government. Fortune has the jurisdiction to decide. But one may ask‚ why is Syria in this current unfortunate state? No ruler striving for success wants its affluence to be determined by
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“The Holocaust was the result of Hitler’s personal desire for genocide” Assess this view. The Holocaust was not the result of Hitler’s desire for genocide‚ but rather stemmed from Hitler’s desire for genocide. Hitler’s desire for genocide meant that he was able to create the circumstances in Germany under which genocide could be possible‚ and encourage other individuals‚ such as Himmler to become involved. It is clear from Hitler’s first public statements made as early as 1920 that he had a long
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Country: Syria 1. Previous History of Systemic Acts of Violence The Syrian breakdown began in 2011 when Syrian President Bashar el-Assad began a brutal crackdown because of the peaceful protestors of the country. The attacks escalated when a civil war broke out between the Assad Regime with allied militias and opposition groups against the protesters because a group of kids under the age of 15 sprayed a wall with graffiti‚ demeaning the Assad Regime‚ which was considered a crime against the
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Mass murders and genocide are some of the worst possible atrocities to happen to mankind. There have been many in the past‚ like the Holocaust (1933-1945)‚ but the unfortunate reality is that genocide is not a thing of the past. Genocides are actually becoming more and more popular‚ and who knows which country could be next. The North Korean and Darfur genocides are happening right now‚ and there are many differences and similarities between them‚ including how they are both tragic events. The
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Real World Genocide The book Lord of the Flies contains a number of subliminal meanings. One of those is how without authority figures how quickly society can fall apart and people can turn into barbaric beasts. In 1994 in the African country of Rwanda‚ where the Hutu tribe senselessly murdered almost 1‚000‚000 Tutsi men‚ women‚ and children. Just as Lord of the Flies shows how society can quickly break down and people can turn into savages‚ the Rwandan Genocide is a prime example of society breaking
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War in Syria DBQ Essay The Syrian civil war has only gotten worse. The casualties are mounting. Not only do large wars like this effect Syria but it affects the surrounding countries as well. Often large wars don’t tend to stay in one area they spread dramatically to other countries horrifically causing more violence. Syria has increased the violence dramatically in other countries as well. In document A-G it explains to why the war is continuing to be fueled in the past months. In document G
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the word genocide. This controversial topic has utterly reshaped many individual’s minds and perspective on what the word truly means. Yet‚ this word has a variety of definitions to a variety of different people. The general definition of genocide is defined as “the deliberate killing of a large group of people‚ especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation” However‚ the definition of genocide goes beyond what is described in a common dictionary. The true definition of a genocide lies in
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