Genocide has become an official term used in international relations. The word genocide was not in use before 1944. Before this, in 1941, Winston Churchill described the mass killing of Russian prisoners of war and civilians as "a crime without a name". In that year, a Polish-Jewish lawyer named Raphael Lemkin, described the policies of systematic murder founded by the Nazis as genocide. The word genocide is the combination of the Greek prefix geno- (meaning tribe or race) and caedere (the Latin word for to kill). The word is defined as a specific set of violent crimes that are committed against a certain group with the attempt to remove the entire group from existence or to destroy them. COUNT 10
QSN1 When was the word "genocide" first used? ANS1 1944 QSN2 What is the etymology of the term "genocide"? ANS2 The word genocide is the combination of the Greek prefix geno- (meaning tribe or race) and caedere (the Latin word for to kill). QSN3 What is the definition of genocide? ANS3 a specific set of violent crimes that are committed against a certain group with the attempt to remove the entire group from existence or to destroy them QSN4 Who coined the term "genocide"? ANS4 Raphael Lemkin QSN5 Who referred to acts of genocide in 1941? ANS5 Winston Churchill QSN6 The word "genocide" was unknown until what year? ANS6 1944 QSN7 In 1941, how did Winston Churchill refer to the mass killings of Russian prisoners of war? ANS7 as "a crime without a name" QSN8 What was the name of the Polish-Jewish lawyer who first described Nazi atrocities as "genocide?"  ANS8 Raphael Lemkin QSN9 What is the etymological basis of the word "genocide?" ANS9 Greek prefix geno- (meaning tribe or race) and caedere (the Latin word for to kill) QSN10 As it pertains to violent crimes against targeted groups, what is the ultimate motivation within the actions of genocide? ANS10 to remove the entire group from existence or to destroy them