Participation Journal 2

1. In relation to other events that have occurred around the world, the United States has generally avoided interfering with other nations when genocide is the problem. Although, the United States has made minor attempts to intervene with counties facing genocide, they have not really made any breakthroughs.

2. Lemkin along with his successors made it possible for other countries to intervene through the law that has made due to the ideas set forth in his book.

3. State Sovereignty  all type of activity directed towards the welfare of people such as building schools and constructing roads. Genocide has typically been disguised as efforts for state sovereignty by pushing an agenda that says that they are wiping other groups of people for the welfare of the true race, to purify the nation.

4. The Holocaust spread awareness of genocide through a mass scale. It brought attention to the practices of hate crimes that were being committed in other countries as well as create a general understanding of what defines genocide. The Holocaust made the world aware that events such as this were occurring and that there were people who couldn’t speak out against their rulers because of the barriers of society.

5. Most victims didn't speak out after the war until it was over. They were fearful for their lives.

6. There were disagreements about the text of the law. U.S. senators feared that the language would be used to target Americans.