Compare the following events and determine which is an example of ethnic cleansing. (1 point)

Question

• the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire
• the colonial occupation of the Belgian Congo
• the massacre at Srebrenica
• the Holocaust

Answer 1

The mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, the massacre at Srebrenica, and the Holocaust are all examples of ethnic cleansing. The colonial occupation of the Belgian Congo, while horrific and marked by extreme exploitation and violence, does not fit the definition of ethnic cleansing as it was more focused on economic exploitation and control rather than systematic elimination of a specific ethnic group.