Genocides quiz
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Which empire carried out the Armenian genocide?
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Who coined the word genocide?
Answer: Raphael Lemkin
Why: Lemkin formed the word by combining the Greek root genos, meaning race or tribe, with the Latin cide, meaning killing.
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Which European power carried out the Herero genocide in Namibia?
Answer: Germany
Why: Carried out between 1904 and 1908, it is widely recognized as the first genocide of the twentieth century.
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Which group suffered near extinction on the Chatham Islands in 1835?
Answer: Moriori
Why: The Moriori followed Nunuku's Law of strict pacifism, refusing to fight back when armed invaders arrived.
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What poison gas was used in Auschwitz chambers?
Answer: Zyklon B
Why: Zyklon B was originally developed as a commercial pesticide before the Nazi regime repurposed it for mass murder.
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Which political group carried out the 1915 Armenian genocide?
Answer: Young Turks
Why: Three leaders within the Young Turks, known as the Three Pashas, directed the state-ordered deportations.
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Which Nazi camp functioned almost solely as a pure extermination center?
Answer: Treblinka
Why: Unlike labor-and-death complexes like Auschwitz, Treblinka was built without large housing barracks to kill arrivals immediately.
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