Why genocides happen.

  Give an overview of why genocides happen. Which of the four types of genocide is happening in the country you chose: developmental, despotic, ideological, or retributive? Explain your rationale. What factors were the precursors leading to this genocide? How long has the killing/conflict been going on? Who are the perpetrators? What are the perpetrators hoping to achieve by engaging in this genocide? Who are the victims? Has this genocide been covert, and is there denial by the perpetrators to cover up the crime? Has the international community intervened in this atrocity?