1904 ⟶ Herero and Nama Genocide in German South West Africa Begins
Herero and Nama genocide, the first genocide of the 20th cen...
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1937
💔 Emily Hobhouse Reports on British Concentration Camps in South Africa
June: Emily Hobhouse reports on the poor conditions in 45 British internment camps for Boer women and children in South Africa.⟶
Concentration CampsHumanitarian CrisisBritish EmpireImperialismColonialism
South Africa
United Kingdom💀 Herero and Nama Genocide in German South West Africa Begins
Herero and Nama genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century, begins in German South West Africa.⟶
GenocideColonialismGerman EmpireWar CrimesImperialismAtrocity
Namibia
Germany📜 Casement Report Exposes Atrocities in the Congo Free State
Roger Casement publishes his account of Belgian atrocities in the Congo Free State.⟶
Human RightsColonialismAtrocitiesHumanitarian CrisisExploitationImperialismInternational Relations
Belgium
Democratic Republic of the Congo💔 Herero and Nama Genocide Officially Ends
GenocideColonialismGerman EmpireHuman RightsAtrocityImperialism
NamibiaGermany🔪 Nanjing Massacre Begins
December 13: The Nanjing Massacre begins, ending about a month later in January 1938. It results in from 40,000 to 300,000 deaths according to various estimates.⟶
World War IIWar CrimesAtrocityHuman RightsMass MurderImperialism
China
Japan