After the Holocaust, which had been perpetrated by the Nazi Germany and its allies prior to and during World War II, Lemkin successfully campaigned for the universal acceptance of international laws defining and forbidding genocides. In 1946, the first session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that "affirmed" that genocide was a crime under international law, but did not provide a legal definition of the crime. In 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) which defined the crime of genocide for the first time. COUNT 5
QSN1 In 1948, what general assembly resolution established genocide as a prosecutable act?  ANS1 the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide QSN2 In which war-era country was the Holocaust immortalized?  ANS2 Nazi Germany QSN3 Following World War II, whose bid was successful in establishing the worldwide acceptance and the nascent legal definition of genocide? ANS3 Lemkin QSN4 Which group convened officially for the first time in 1946? ANS4 United Nations General Assembly QSN5 While recognizing genocide, what did the UN General Assembly fail to do in its resolution? ANS5 provide a legal definition of the crime