Do Now (in your reading section) Define genocide. Before this unit, were you aware that genocides still occur in the world today? List/describe any genocides you may have heard of other than the Holocaust. http://www.teachertube.com/video/genocide-81733

Other Major Genocides 5,900,000-11,000,000 killed in the Holocaust from 1933-45 1,800,000-7,500,000 killed in the Soviet famine from 1932-33 1,700,000-3,000,000 killed during the Cambodian Genocide from 1975-79 All committed by the Ottoman Empire during and after World War 1 800,000-1,800,000 killed in the Armenian Genocide from 1915-16 275,000-750,000 killed in the Assyrian Genocide from 1915-23 200,000-1,000,000 killed in the Greek Genocide from 1915-18

Answer the following questions as best as you can (one per group) Where is the violence occurring? Who is committing the violence? Who is the violence directed toward? Why? When did it begin? How many have been killed? Otherwise abused/affected? Besides killings, what other kinds of violence/discrimination are occurring? WHY does genocide happen? (Hint: Do all of these situations/places have anything in common?) How can we prevent genocide in the future? Do you think these numbers (death tolls) are accurate? Why or why not?

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia. De jure Syrian territory borders Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest

Burma/Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordered by Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand. One-third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 1,930 km forms an uninterrupted coastline along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.

Nigeria The Federal Republic of Nigeria, commonly referred to as Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. It comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja is located. Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country.

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. It is considered part of Central Africa. Burundi's capital is Bujumbura. The southwestern border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika.

Debate Does the United States have a responsibility to intervene in these genocides? Or are we better off “minding our own business?” In your notebook, list as many reasons as you can to support each side of the debate. Then decide which side you agree with. Be prepared to share these reasons and debate this issue.

Debate Structure Opening Statement: Pro-intervention (2 mins) Opening Statement: Anti-intervention (2 mins) Questioning Lead by Pro-intervention (3 mins) Questioning Lead by Anti-intervention (3 mins) Closing Statement: Pro-intervention (1 min) Closing Statement: Anti-intervention (1 min) You MAY NOT respond/interrupt during opening and closing statements You MAY respond during questioning