The massacre of Native Americans in the 1800s, the extermination of the Jews in Nazi Germany, and the slaughter of the Tutsis in Rwanda are all examples of ________.
A) compurgation
B) genocide
C) primogeniture
D) sublimation

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Genocide is the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. The examples given in the question all fit this definition. Compurgation is the ancient practice of proving one's innocence through sworn oaths of supporters, primogeniture is the right of inheritance belonging to the firstborn child, and sublimation is the redirection of one's sexual or aggressive impulses into socially acceptable pursuits. These concepts do not apply to the question.

The Massacre of Native Americans in the 1800s, the Extermination