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There have been numerous periods throughout history when thousands of people were killed. Some notable periods include:
1. World War II (1939-1945): More than 70 million people were killed during this global conflict, including the Holocaust, where approximately 6 million Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazis.
2. The Holocaust (1941-1945): As mentioned above, the Holocaust was a period during World War II when millions of Jews, along with other minority groups, were persecuted and killed by the Nazis.
3. The Rwandan Genocide (1994): In just 100 days, an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists in Rwanda. It was an ethnic conflict fueled by political tension and long-standing animosity.
4. The Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979): Under the leadership of Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia implemented radical policies that resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2.2 million people, through executions, forced labor, and torture.
5. The Armenian Genocide (1915-1923): During World War I, the Ottoman Empire carried out a systematic campaign to eliminate its Armenian population, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1.5 million Armenians.
These are just a few examples of periods when thousands, and in some cases millions, of people were killed.