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Vocab. Quiz

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What was the goal of Stalin’s 5 year plans and

Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward?

Fascism and communism are similar because both forms of government are

Review Dates

Review Dates:Thursday 5/30

Wednesday 6/5

Thursday 6/6

Monday 6/10 **starting at noon**

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Justice and Human Rights

JusticeFair, equal, and appropriate treatment given to individuals in

interpersonal, societal or government interactions

Hammurabi’s law code Hammurabi’s Code was carved into a pillar in Babylon, allowing all the people to see the laws.

Known as a ruthless law code because of “eye for an eye”

Why is it important to have law codes published and available for public viewing?

English Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights limited the power of the monarchy and gave rights back to the English Citizens

The Magna Carta was the first document to take power away from English Monarchs (1215)

All Bills of Rights take power from the government and give it to the citizens

Sharia “The Way”Islamic Law based on the fundamental values in the Quran. The Sharia is for religious and secular laws

Positives of Sharia:Ban alcohol, drugs, lewd behavior and adultery

Negatives:Oppress women by limiting their rights, access to education,work and movement.

Punishments for violating Sharia are often severe and can include stoning, hanging and shooting executions.

Human RightsBasic political, social and economic rights for all human beings

We will be looking at several examples of Human Rights abuses

Irish Potato Famine

When a blight killed much of the Irish potato crop, spreading famine and death, the British refused to help. Instead, they continued to demand their “rents” in the form of food crops.

Those crops could have fed the Irish, but instead were sent to the British, who already had enough.

Ultimately over 1 million Irish died and many more became refugees in Europe, Canada and America

Tiananmen Square 1989**People’s Republic of China**

Chinese students gathered in a peaceful protest to gain political freedoms.

The Communist Chinese government cracked down and sent in tanks, killing and wounding hundreds

Today People’s Republic of China is still politically totalitarian, but capitalist reforms in the economy have increased China’s economy

China’s Human Rights Issues-The Great Firewall-One Child Policy-Laogai Camps-Organ Trade-Tibet

Pol Pot in Cambodia Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge, a communist group, and took over Cambodiaand began a Reign of Terror to get rid of Western influence.

Year Zero-- Pol Pot forced Cambodians to move to the country where they worked on farms to grow food

More than a million Cambodians were murdered in the “killing fields”, many intellects, politicians and foreigners were targeted.

In 1979 Vietnamese troops invaded and kicked Pol Pot out. The Cambodians still struggle to rebuild after losing 1/4 of the population

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Killing Fields

Practice

ThematicTheme: Human Rights

Throughout history, there have been many examples where groups of people have been denied their human rights. Individuals, groups, and governments have attempted to end many of these human rights violations although they have not always been successful.

Task:Select TWO different examples from history where human rights have been denied to groups of people and for EACH -explain the historical circumstances that led to the denial of human rights-describe how the human rights of that group