Unveiling the Tragedy of the Gautemalan Genocide: Genocide is “The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.”(Oxford Languages) It is important to know the historical atrocities because people are killed for no reason. Biblical foundations have been formed into perspectives on genocide. “Righteousness is a moral standard of right and wrong based on God’s divine standard. Justice is the equitable and impartial application of God’s moral law in society.” (Wiki) Scholars say that there are orders to destroy the enemy, saying that it is a command to commit genocide. (focusonthefamily.org)”He not only established justice for those who have been wronged…show more content… Guatemalan genocide is important to the world. This was a turning point in history with its mass, killings, wars, and disappearances. This selection on this genocide was chosen, because it was a huge moment in history, which would interest those who read about it. The moment readers realize what the reason for this is, it's thought to have relevance because human rights were violated, causing the war that was changed to fit the standards that Guatemala has. Wikipedia To conclude this paragraph, if readers are interested in learning about genocides, the Guatemalan war would be a good/interesting choice. The Guatemalan, genocide and historical context over background information, political dynamics, and events leading to the genocide. Some information from the country Guatemala that readers might be interested in is that it was first owned territory of Spain and Mexico. Guatemala gained independence in 182, Guatemala stands for “land of many trees”, and has been inhabited for 20,000…show more content… The four major groups of ethics were Guatemalans, Mayans, Mestizo people, and Mam people. Lastly, the event leading to the genocide was “The Guatemalan army invested Sophia, which aimed at ending insurgent guerrilla warfare by destroying the civilian base in which they hid in.” (hmh) After using this information the reader can learn more about the historical context of the genocide. The Guatemalan genocide triggered the disaster. The social factors of Guatemala are, “this genocide is of power, racism, censorship, and evil.”( hmh) However, political factors were the civilians wanted more power than the government did and then the government started to attack them because of what they wanted. Lastly, the economic factors were that since people were dying and homes were destroyed, they were having competition over food. The government was also not providing food for the people, so they were starving. hmh. Based off this information, the government was not the best, and a lot of people died for practically no reason. Discovering the Guatemalan Genocide and its victims and perpetrators. The extremist group in this genocide was the “Zacapa
