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Genocide

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Intro to Sociology

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Genocide is the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. It aims to destroy the identity and existence of targeted groups through mass killings, serious bodily or mental harm, and other acts intended to bring about their obliteration.

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