Social Studies 20-1/2 Nationalism, Ultranationalism and Genocide

Overarching question: To what extent are nationalist and

ultranationalist policies and actions root causes of
genocide?
Preparation:
Each group is assigned an incident of genocide; please find your name on
the list below:
1932-1933 Famine in Ukraine
Ave
Sam
Meg
Tif
Saddam Husseins attack on
the Kurds
Car
Red
Meg
Cal
The

Armenian Genocide
Lai
Fai
Ton
Ste

Ethnic cleansing in Bosnia

Eth

Tat
Ali
Tay
Massacre in Rwanda
Maa
Eli
Dea
Ray
The

Rape of Nanking
Tom
Jax
Mau
Reb

Killing Fields in Cambodia

Ash
Sab
Jor

***Because of the disturbing nature of these events, students are

reminded that these assignments should maintain a thoughtful and
sensitive approach to presenting and discussing the nature of the events.

Task Description:
This is a three-part research based project that focuses primarily on finding
answers to the overarching question printed above. For this we will be
convening an in-class United Nations style round table discussion on the
link(s) between nationalist and ultranationalist policies/actions and genocide.
The project involves the following steps:
1. Creation of Visual Representation
You will create some sort of visual representation, which explains the link
between nationalist and ultranationalist policies and actions as a possible
root cause of genocide through the telling of your groups genocide story.
The format is up to you, but the more creative, the better. Because Genocide
is a very emotional subject, this may be a good project for exploring your
creative/sensitive side. Some ideas you might consider are a poem, a
drawing, a video, artwork, a sculpture, a monument, advertisement,
biography, blog, collage, mind map, diary entries, broadcast, scrapbook etc.
******POWERPOINTS/PREZI/POSTERS ARE NOT AN ACCEPTABLE
FORMAT******
Through your research you will answer the following questions:
Who was involved (what groups/parties etc.)?
What led to the abuses?
What types of policies were put in place (official or unofficial)?
What were the primary interests of the group that committed
genocide?
Where did the event(s) occur?
When did the event(s) occur?
Why did one group resort to policies of genocide?
How might these abuses have been prevented?
Use the answers to these questions to create a list of factors which resulted
in genocide - remember to consider immediate factors, indirect factors and
historical factors. Your visual representation will then link these factors to
nationalism and Ultranationalism (if such a link exists if not represent that)
2. Creation of 8 Stages of Genocide Handout:
You will create a handout about your topic that will be distributed to your
fellow round table participants (Ms. Stiff will make copies for you). This
handout will be formatted to demonstrate how your particular topic
progressed along the 8 Stages of Genocide. This handout should be a brief

summary that contains a clearly identifiable heading (e.g. Classification) and

then notes that detail that stage in relation to your topic. The creation of this
document will also help you to complete step 1 and gain a deeper level of
understanding regarding your topic.
3. UN Style Round Table Presentation:
We will get together and have a round table discussion where each group will
present their findings. Each group will share their visual representation and
distribute a handout to fellow participants
Your presentation should answer the overarching question: To what extent
are nationalist and ultranationalist policies and actions root causes of
genocide?
We will then discuss as group and attempt to come to a consensus answer as
a class

Time-Line for this project is as follows:

Tuesday, April 26 2016

Introduction to Project
Get into groups: Jump into your research, start looking up the who,
what, when, where, why questions
Begin designing your handout based on the 8 stages you have
identified through the questions you have just answered
Submit your progress to the Drop Box on D2L so that Ms. Stiff can
provide formative feedback for your group

Wednesday, April 27 2016

We will not have access to computers during this class. For the first
half of the class we will watch the remainder of Hotel Rwanda. Bring
your textbook or any other relevant material you may need to
complete your project.
With your group, decided on what format you will use for your
visual/creative representation and begin building/making/writing it.
Submit your progress to the Drop Box on D2L so that Ms. Stiff can
provide formative feedback for your group
Thursday, April 28 2016

Complete visual/creative representation

Complete Handouts If you would like to have your sheets photocopied
for you they need to be handed in by the end of class, NO LATER!
Make sure all of your group members

Friday, April 29 2016

Round Table Presentations: Be Ready to present!!!

You will need to take notes on the presentations of the other groups, in
your notes try to identify the answers to the questions provided on the
following pages, you will need to know about all of these events for
your unit and final exams as well as your upcoming source analysis
and position paper. Use you

Famine in Ukraine
Who was involved (what groups/parties etc.)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
What led to the abuses?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What types of policies were put in place (official or unofficial)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What were the primary interests of the group that committed
genocide?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Where did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
When did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
Why did one group resort to policies of genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
How might these abuses have been prevented?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___

Saddam Husseins attack on the Kurds

Who was involved (what groups/parties etc.)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
What led to the abuses?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What types of policies were put in place (official or unofficial)?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What were the primary interests of the group that committed
genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
Where did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
When did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
Why did one group resort to policies of genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
How might these abuses have been prevented?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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The Armenian Genocide

Who was involved (what groups/parties etc.)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
What led to the abuses?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What types of policies were put in place (official or unofficial)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What were the primary interests of the group that committed
genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Where did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
When did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Why did one group resort to policies of genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
How might these abuses have been prevented?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia

Who was involved (what groups/parties etc.)?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
What led to the abuses?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What types of policies were put in place (official or unofficial)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What were the primary interests of the group that committed
genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
Where did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
When did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
Why did one group resort to policies of genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___

How might these abuses have been prevented?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___

Massacre in Rwanda
Who was involved (what groups/parties etc.)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
What led to the abuses?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What types of policies were put in place (official or unofficial)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What were the primary interests of the group that committed
genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
Where did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
When did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__

Why did one group resort to policies of genocide?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
How might these abuses have been prevented?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___

The Rape of Nanking

Who was involved (what groups/parties etc.)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
What led to the abuses?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What types of policies were put in place (official or unofficial)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What were the primary interests of the group that committed
genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
Where did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__

When did the event(s) occur?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
Why did one group resort to policies of genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
How might these abuses have been prevented?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___

Killing Fields in Cambodia

Who was involved (what groups/parties etc.)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
What led to the abuses?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What types of policies were put in place (official or unofficial)?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
What were the primary interests of the group that committed
genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________
___
Where did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
When did the event(s) occur?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__
Why did one group resort to policies of genocide?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___
How might these abuses have been prevented?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Round Table Presentation
Your assignment will be evaluated using the following rubric:
Level

Excellent
5

Proficient
4

Adequate
3

Limited*
2

Insufficient
Or Blank*

Provides a
comprehensi
ve summary
of the events
and policies
associated
with the
topic
through the
visual aid
and handout.

Provides a
substantial
summary of
the events
and policies
associated
with the
topic
through the
visual aid
and handout.

Provides a
partial
summary of
the events
and policies
associated
with the
topic
through the
visual aid
and handout.

Provides an
undeveloped
summary of
the events
and policies
associated
with the
topic
through the
visual aid
and handout.

No score is
awarded
because
there is
insufficient
evidence of
student
performance
based on the
requirements
of this task

Criteria

Summarizes
the events
and policies
associated
with the
topic
through the
visual aid
and handout.

Analyzes the
overarching
critical
question.
Demonstrate
s an
understandin
g of the
topic.

Communicat
es
information.

Precisely
analyzes the
overarching
critical
question.
Demonstrate
sa
comprehensi
ve
understandin
g of the
topic.
Communicat
es
information
in a skilful
manner to
engage the
audience.

Effectively
analyzes the
overarching
critical
question.
Demonstrate
sa
substantial
understandin
g of the
topic.

Feasibly
analyzes the
overarching
critical
question.
Demonstrate
s a partial
understandin
g of the
topic.

Confusingly
analyzes the
overarching
critical
question.
Demonstrate
s an
undeveloped
understandin
g of the
topic.

Communicat
es
information
in an
effective
manner to
interest the
audience.

Communicat
es
information
in a direct
manner that
generally
holds the
attention of
the
audience.

Communicat
es
information
in an
ineffective
manner that
does little to
sustain the
attention of
the
audience.

*When work is judged to be limited or insufficient, the teacher makes

decisions about appropriate intervention to help the student improve
*Please hand in this booklet at the end of class on Friday April 29 2016.