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4 days ago · It is considered one of the first genocides of the 20th century. 60% (24,000 out of 40,000) to 81.25% (65,000 out of 80,000) of total Herero and 50% of Nama population killed. Armenian massacres of 1894–1896: Six Vilayets, Ottoman Empire: 1894 1896 200,000: 300,000
15 hours ago · Twentieth-century events often cited as genocide include the 1915 Armenian massacre by the Turkish-led Ottoman Empire, the nearly complete extermination of European Jews, Roma (Gypsies), and other groups by Nazi Germany during World War II, and the killing of Tutsi by Hutu in Rwanda in the 1990s.
4 days ago · The Armenian Genocide, which took place between 1915 and 1923, was the first genocide of the 20th century. It was orchestrated by the Ottoman Empire and resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians. The genocide was marked by mass deportations, forced marches, and systematic killings.
4 days ago · Titanic, British luxury passenger liner that sank on April 14–15, 1912, during its maiden voyage, en route to New York City from Southampton, England, killing about 1,500 people. One of the most famous tragedies in modern history, it inspired numerous works of art and has been the subject of much scholarship.
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5 days ago · While The Origins of Racism in the West begins in antiquity and ends in the early modern period, Racisms starts with the crusades and fades away in the late 20th century by taking us on a whistle stop tour of some of the best known and most violent examples of racial prejudice (including US lynching and Nazi genocide) of the 100 years or so from...
Apr 26, 2024 · December 5, 1952 - December 9, 1952. Location: London. England. Context: Clean Air Acts. coal. environmentalism. pneumonia. Great Smog of London, lethal smog that covered the city of London for five days, from December 5 to December 9, in 1952. It was caused by a combination of industrial pollution and high- pressure weather conditions.
2 days ago · A century which includes two world wars, Stalinism and the holocaust, not to mention numerous other acts of genocide and oppression, deserves the extremist label. However, whether this remain an age of extremism is less clear, and represents the large question raised by Hobsbawm.
