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Genocides of the 20th Century

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Ninth graders research the causes of the major genocides of the 20th century. They participate in a jigsaw activity and complete a concept map of different genocides, watch and discuss excerpts from the movies "Hotel Rwanda," "The Killing Fields," and "The Armenian Genocide," and answer discussion questions.

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cambodia, genocide, rwanda, ukraine

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cambodia, genocide, genocides of 20th century, rwanda, ukraine, social studies
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9th
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Social Studies & History
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