H3C-p4

History 3C

De Anza College

Paper #4: Genocide

For your fourth paper you will examine one of the darkest aspects of the 20^th century: the numerable instances of mass atrocities, even in the “civilized” world. You will compare two instances of genocide in the 20^th century: the mass murder of Jews by Nazi Germany and the slaughter of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. What are the origins of these two genocides? What do they have in common? How are they different? Are the genocides committed in the 20^th century “new” phenomena, or are they just different manifestations of an age-old habit of slaughter? Why has the 20^th century been called “the age of genocide”? Can we end genocide?

Begin by reviewing the brief material in your textbook, and then examine closely the following documents as the basis for your comparison:

Adolf Hitler, Selections from Mein Kampf

The Wannsee Protocol

Rudolf Hoess, Commandant of Auschwitz

Alain Destexhe, Rwanda and Genocide

René Lamarchand, Eyewitness Accounts: The Rwanda Genocide

Eyewitness testimony:

Eyewitness Testimony: General Roméo Dallaire

http://youtu.be/_W9TP3tWmJ4

Eyewitness Testimony: Mary "Fifi" Mukangoga

http://youtu.be/AueNF-_aXRc

Eyewitness Testimony: Damas Gisimba

http://youtu.be/xvo5I6T_au0

Eyewitness Testimony: Jean-Philippe Ceppi

http://youtu.be/-IqSFQePnpU

Eyewitness Testimony: Norah Bagarinka

http://youtu.be/lAQlv-NAMos

Typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides (this is usually the default for most word processing programs), approximately 700-900 words. Note: before sending the assignment, you must rename the file in the following format: LastnameFirstname-papernumber. Example: JacksonChristopher-paper1. Please do not “borrow” material from the web without providing proper citations and enclosing direct quotations in quotation marks. Otherwise, it will be considered plagiarism, and the penalties will be severe.

You must cite your sources, and list them at the end of your paper as a List of References. For help with MLA formatting, consult

the Purdue University Writing Lab Guide to MLA Style.

Briefly, references and citations to the primary sources should adhere to the following guidelines:

According to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.), section 5.6.2.c. ("A Work on the Web Cited with Print Publication Data,") you would include the print publication data, and then in addition to that information, you would record, in the place of the concluding word Print, the following information in order:

1.Title of the database or Web site (italicized).

2.Medium of publication consulted (Web)

3.Date of access (day, month, and year).

So, for example, the citation would be (Buddha, point 4).

The reference would be

Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. “Sermon at Benares.” Documents in World History. Ed. Peter N. Stearns, Stephen S. Gosch, and Erwin P. Grieshaber. New York: Longman, 2000. Chris Jackson's History. Web. 18 April 2013.

The above reference, like all your references in the list of works cited, would be double-spaced, with a hanging indent.

Due by Turnitin. Please go to the home page of the course for instructions and links to Turnitin.

https://sites.google.com/site/chrisjacksonshistory/Home/history-3c