The genocide that Stalin inflicted on the Ukrainians began in 1929 with massive deportations of the most successful farmers of Ukraine. All farmers were forced to give up their land to the government. These farms would then be state owned and factory ran. If farmers and families would refuse to leave their homes, they would be drug out of their houses and forced onto freight trains that would then take them to remote areas. To add on, the Soviet Union sharply increased Ukraine 's’ production quotas, to make it near impossible to fill, which eventually led to the widespread starvation all across Ukraine. Stalin starved all of ukraine to “teach a lesson through famine”. Just within two years (1932-1934), Over four million deaths occurred
Throughout the Holocaust as Jews were living in ghettos and concentration camps, many of them died from disease related to the poor hygiene or starvation that was imposed on them. One way poor hygiene was foisted on the Jews by forcing them to drink unclean water or no water at all. This unclean water caused many Jews to contract diseases in which they were treated as if they were disgusting and worthless. Not only were the Jews forced to drink unclean water, but they were also forced to eat rotten food out of rusted and unwashed bowls if they wanted to survive. However, this food was not always given to the Jews, resulting in severe hunger and starvation.
Litvin illustrated one of the numerous examples of Soviet nationalism when he discussed how the military collected food from the collective farms. Litvin Claims, “Times were very difficult for the people in these regions because land had been devastated by war… the army did not have to seize food from the peasants—Soviet authority engaged in this.” The above passage paints the Soviets’ handling of peasants in a positive light and does nothing to ponder the impact that collectivization had on agriculture in the country. Certainly, the harsh occupation by the Germans did not help the agriculture production, but the relentless collectivization of farming ruined the efficiency of agriculture in the Soviet Union. However, Litvin in no way paints Stalin in a negative light, but rather boasts about how Soviet authorities procured agriculture goods from peasants.
Anyone who refused to cooperate were either shot or exiled as punishment. Millions of farmers were killed (“Joseph Stalin.”) and this farming method wasn’t able to produce enough food leading to famine which results in millions of other deaths across the Soviet Union (“Joseph Stalin –
3: Dr. Oleh W. Gerus, “The Great Ukrainian Famine-Genocide,” Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, University of Manitoba, August 4, 2001 (adapted)) Stalin’s policies had stripped Ukrainians of their hard-working, individualistic values, turning the country into a voiceless machine used to make more grain to be
Genocides, the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular group or nation, has affected various countries. Genocide not only brings a war but also problems like decreasing economic affairs and social problems. When genocide starts, society overlooks economic affairs like their agriculture since they focus on the war. In the case of Rwanda, once the genocide had begun many farmers fled or were killed. "All was
Or else we’ll tie you up and stick you in the cooler to feed the bedbugs and lice. Shut your chops and not another peep out of you” (243). By saying “you rotten meat,” Bubyr suggests that the woman is a walking corpse just waiting for death to strike her. It is inhumane to speak to someone in such a threatening manner that the Soviet peasants are no longer seen as humans. In the eyes of the state, the peasants are used as
From 1775-1825, citizens of Haiti, British America, Spanish America, and France revolted against their absolutist governments. Inspired by Enlightenment ideas, including equality for all, the power of a ruler comes from the people, and that everyone has unalienable rights that cannot be denied, the citizens of aforementioned colonies and countries successfully replaced the absolutist rulers and were able to gain freedom. These revolutions influenced many other groups of people who had been petitioning for their own rights to act. The fact that these groups were successful gave abolitionists, women’s rights activists, workers’ rights activists, and people moving to end serfdom the confidence that they too could attain their rights.
American Jewish writer, and political activist Elie Wiesel, in his sympathetic speech “The Perils of Indifference” to send a strong message to the audience. As a survivor of the Holocaust, he supports his claim through his speech explaining the dangers of indifference from first hand experience. Specifically in his speech he refers to himself, “A young Jewish boy [..] woke up in a place of eternal infamy called Buchenwald”(par 1).. In addition, Wiesel use of rhetorical questions is for the audience to question or to think about indifference. Wiesel’s purpose is to warn people about indifference in order to “save” our future.
Genocide is the mass killing of people, usually for religious reasons, but now genocides happen mostly because no one can agree. An infamous example of one of the worst genocides was the killing of Bosnian-Muslims in Yugoslavia. After provinces like Slovenia and Croatia decided to secede from Serbia because of religious reasons, Serbia decided it was time to take action. After examining the political power, death rates, and the sole reason for the Yugoslavia murders, it is clear that the Serbian genocide is one of the worst in history. By looking at how the country was ran, the sheer panic seen in all of the government officials, and the amount of war and lives ruined, it is clear that the Bosnian-muslim genocide in Yugoslavia will always be
The Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide are the two of the most tragic deaths of the world. The Holocaust is the most impactful genocide today. While both are tragic and sorrowful the Holocaust’s time period, death count, and location is why it’s most impactful today. The Holocaust occurred in Germany after World War II.
The Holocaust vs the Armenian genocide What do the death of over six million Jews and the death of over one and a half million Armenians have in common? Genocide. Genocide is one of the ultimate crimes in modern society and in humanity. While all genocides are horrible events in history they do have some distinct differences from one to another. Genocides tear apart families, ethnicities, and countries while they are are happening and for many years to come.
This intentional starvation by Stalin killed around 7.5 million Ukrainians. As the evidence shows, the mass famine caused the starvation, the starvation caused the cannibalistic tendencies, the cannibalistic tendencies caused many deaths and the Communists, also caused most of the dissolutions. Likewise, Soviet propaganda revoked the problems of the Ukraine for years. This led to believe Stalin’s psychotic willingness to kill people and get away with it. The propaganda spread into the western hemisphere, consisting of false facts that the famine was completely normal and not outlined.
#3 - Ukraine (Holodomor) Genocide The Ukraine genocide happened in 1932 and 1933. The reason the Ukraine genocide took place is that Stalin, the Soviet leader, forced Ukraine people to give up all their personal property such as land, housing, farms, and more. Ukraine people that resisted this movement were deported along with all of the wealthy peasants, they were imprisoned, shot, or deported to labor camps.
The Nazi-Soviet Pact – This pact came as a shock to the entire world because communist Russia would never join hands with the Nazi Germany. The Pact included that one would invade countries and then give a share of it to the other. Thus Hitler invaded Poland in 1939 and was going to give some share of land to Russia. Stalin knew that Hitler wanted to ultimately destroy Russia. But he still chose signing the pact because he would be getting some share in Poland and also time to prepare for the imminent war.
The Russian Revolution, which was started by Lenin and his followers, was a rebellion that occurred in 1917 which forced higher powers to act to the needs of the lower class. For instance, many citizens were worried for their protection in consequence to the lack of survival necessities due to an early drought. Furthermore, their current czar during the time was incapable for his position as a czar and made horrendous decisions as czar. For example, when the czar, Nicholas, entered in World War I, he sent untrained troops into countless battles of failure which costed in mass amounts of lost life (paragraph 23).