Ethnic cleansing: Difference between revisions

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==Notable examples==

*[[The Holocaust]] is undoubtedly the most extreme case of ethnic cleansing in modern history. During [[World War II]], millions of Jews were murdered or sent to [[concentration camp]]s by the [[Nazi Party]], with 90% percent of the Jewish population in Poland and 87% of the Jewish population in Germany and Austria being decimated.

**Another Nazi program of ethnic cleansing was ''Generalplan Ost'', the Nazi Party's plan to colonize Eastern and Central Europe in order to create living space (''Lebensraum'') for German citizens. The plan would have involved the expulsion and genocide of most Slavic people in Europe, and though it was never ''fully'' implemented, the campaign did lead to the deaths of millions by shootings, starvation, disease, extermination through labor, and genocide.

**Another Nazi program of ethnic cleansing was ''[[Generalplan Ost]]'', the Nazi Party's plan to colonize Eastern and Central Europe in order to create living space (''Lebensraum'') for German citizens. The plan would have involved the expulsion and genocide of most Slavic people in Europe, and though it was never ''fully'' implemented, the campaign did lead to the deaths of millions by shootings, starvation, disease, extermination through labor, and genocide.

*Ethnic cleansing was widespread during the [[Yugoslav Wars]], particularly during the [[Bosnian War]]. Pro-Serbian forces largely targeted Croats and Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), with a total combined 1,760,000 Croats and Bosniaks being internally displaced. [[War crimes]] were common, and included extrajudicial [[murder]], [[torture]], and rape.

**Ethnic cleansing also occurred during the Croatian War of Independence, most notably as part of [[Operation Storm]], the Croatian Army's final major offensive during the war. The goal of Operation Storm was the removal of Serbian military forces from Croatia, but Serbian civilians were targeted as well. According to the European Union, Operation Storm was "the most efficient ethnic cleansing campaign of the Yugoslav Wars". Some Serbian authorities have claimed that Operation Storm should be considered genocide, but the International Court of Justice refuted this claim in 2015.

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 ==Notable examples==
 *[[The Holocaust]] is undoubtedly the most extreme case of ethnic cleansing in modern history. During [[World War II]], millions of Jews were murdered or sent to [[concentration camp]]s by the [[Nazi Party]], with 90% percent of the Jewish population in Poland and 87% of the Jewish population in Germany and Austria being decimated.
-**Another Nazi program of ethnic cleansing was ''Generalplan Ost'', the Nazi Party's plan to colonize Eastern and Central Europe in order to create living space (''Lebensraum'') for German citizens. The plan would have  involved the expulsion and genocide of most Slavic people in Europe, and though it was never ''fully'' implemented, the campaign did lead to the deaths of millions by shootings, starvation, disease, extermination through labor, and genocide.
+**Another Nazi program of ethnic cleansing was ''[[Generalplan Ost]]'', the Nazi Party's plan to colonize Eastern and Central Europe in order to create living space (''Lebensraum'') for German citizens. The plan would have  involved the expulsion and genocide of most Slavic people in Europe, and though it was never ''fully'' implemented, the campaign did lead to the deaths of millions by shootings, starvation, disease, extermination through labor, and genocide.
 *Ethnic cleansing was widespread during the [[Yugoslav Wars]], particularly during the [[Bosnian War]]. Pro-Serbian forces largely targeted Croats and Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), with a total combined 1,760,000 Croats and Bosniaks being internally displaced. [[War crimes]] were common, and included extrajudicial [[murder]], [[torture]], and rape.
 **Ethnic cleansing also occurred during the Croatian War of Independence, most notably as part of [[Operation Storm]], the Croatian Army's final major offensive during the war. The goal of Operation Storm was the removal of Serbian military forces from Croatia, but Serbian civilians were targeted as well. According to the European Union, Operation Storm was "the most efficient ethnic cleansing campaign of the Yugoslav Wars". Some Serbian authorities have claimed that Operation Storm should be considered genocide, but the International Court of Justice refuted this claim in 2015.