What inspired Lemkin to develop the concept of genocide?
Rwandan Massacre
Ottoman massacres of Armenians
Sudanese Conflict
French Revolution
Answer
Lemkin was inspired to develop the concept of genocide by the Ottoman massacres of Armenians, witnessing the horrors firsthand during his time in the aftermath of World War I. He was particularly struck by the systematic and deliberate nature of the killings, which led him to coin the term "genocide" to describe such acts of mass extermination.
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