TOPIC 7.8
Mass Atrocities
After 1900
THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization (SIO)
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern
the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political,
economic, and cultural institutions and organization.
Unit 7: Learning Objective H
Explain the various causes and consequences of mass atrocities in the period from 1900 to the present.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
The rise of extremist groups in power led to the attempted destruction of specific populations, notably the Nazi killing of the Jews in the Holocaust during World War II, and to other atrocities, acts of genocide, or ethnic violence.