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Running head: GENOCIDE AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS INDIANS AND JEWS

Genocide among native Americans Indians and Jews

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GENOCIDE AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS INDIANS AND JEWS 2

International convention to genocide had numerous effects on the history of Native

Americans (Indians) and African captives during slavery and afterward and history. Genocide is

simply the mass killing which is targeted on a group depending on their race religion or political

affiliations.

In America, when Christopher Columbus first arrived, there was plenty of gold and

mineral resources. The Italian representative was aggressive to take the best resources to his

country. During his time after when he had mined nearly all the available gold, Christopher

shifted to transporting the best Indians to Italy. The first voyage to transport Indians to Italy as a

source of labor but unfortunately, more than half the voyage died on the way. Leadership

systematically put in place legal justification to dispose the Native Americans’ land and

resources. When political alliance shifted to military massacres, it was the- to be- the worst

period of inhumane actions in history. The main drive behind the inhumane actions was the

belief of racial and religion supremacy. Indians were placed under compulsory trusteeship as

they were believed to be incompetent and incapable. As a way of controlling and establishing

their rule, the Italians used massacres to cut down the population of the Native Americans. The

population was reduced by almost 90%. Throughout history, the population of Indians has

remained relatively low. The policy invented for military domination and the asserted trusteeship

has had a lasting impact on the contemporary relationship between the United States and the

American Indians (Diop, 1991).

Similarly, the Black Africans who were shipped form their land to America were very

aggressive and furious. They came into America under oppressions and were housed in humble

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Running head: GENOCIDE AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS INDIANS AND 1 JEWS Genocide among native Americans Indians and Jews First Last Name Name of University GENOCIDE AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS INDIANS AND JEWS 2 International convention to genocide had numerous effects on the history of Native Americans (Indians) and African captives during slavery and afterward and history. Genocide is simply the mass killing which is targeted on a group depending on their race religion or political affiliations. In America, when Christopher Columbus first arrived, there was plenty of gold and mineral resources. The Italian representative was aggressive to take the best resources to his country. During his time after when he had mined nearly all the available gold, Christopher shifted to transporting the best Indians to Italy. The first voyage to transport Indians to Italy as a source of labor but unfortunately, more than half the voyage died on the way. Leadership systematically put in place legal justification to dispose the Native Americans’ land and resources. When political alliance shifted to military massacres, it was the- to be- the worst period of inhumane actions in history. The main drive b ...
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