The World’s Cruelest People by Carlos C.

  The World’s Cruelest People

Ten points, ten points, ten points, imagine having 800,000,000 points from just eliminations. As we continue to grow up we learn about cruel people like Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. However, have you ever heard the name Mao Zedong, or Chairman Mao. Mao Zedong caused the death of over 80,000,000 people, that’s nearly the population of Germany! (Who was Mao Zedong? | Britannica) 

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Who was Mao Zedong?". Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Jul. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/question/Who-was-Mao-Zedong. Accessed 30 October 2023.

  A Little Bit More about Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong was born in the 1893, can you believe that was 130 years ago. Zedong was born in a originally peasant family that gained it’s wealth from farming. As a youngin’ Zedong idolized people like George Washington and Napoleon I. When Zedong was only 18 he joined the revolutionary army, he fought for 6 months.  In the winter of 1940, Mao converted to Marxism after seeing the peasants, whom he considered filthy and ignorant, get shot for protesting. In 1949, Zedong proclaimed himself as chairman of the People’s Republic of China.

Genghis Khan

Mao Zedong may have killed the largest amount of people, but that isn’t the largest percentage of the population killed. The biggest percentage of the world population killed by the actions of one person is Genghis Khan and his squad called the Mongols. What Percentage of the population did they kill? Historians have estimated that they killed 11% of the world’s population.(Genghis Khan Brutal Death Toll Facts)  

Interesting Facts About Genghis Khan

When Genghis Khan was born in 1162, it is believed that he was born clutching a blood clot in his right hand signifying he was meant to be a leader. After Khan’s father died, they abandoned his family, this must have been part of his villain origin story. He killed his brother, got kidnapped by the clan that abandoned him, and then he escaped and married a woman a few years later. His wife was kidnapped, he made allies and enemies to rescue her, and he and his allies established a nation which is similar in size to Mongolia. He ruled over more than 1 million people and made slavery of any Mongol in his empire, Which I think it means it was okay to enslave people outside the Empire. For the most enjoyable fact today, Genghis Khan is 99.5% of people today are related to Genghis Khan that is 16 million people, imagine the family reunions.(Genghis Khan - Descendants, Empire & Facts) 

Adolf Hitler

However, the person who’s committed the largest genocide against one race is a man by the name of Adolf Hitler. I believe he’s the worst person on this entire list. Failed artist turned politician led the Third Reich and targeted Jews, Roma Gypsies, and People with disabilities. What a HORRIBLE human being if that’s what you can call him.(History's Monsters: 101 Villains from Vlad the Impaler to Adolf Hitler by  Simon Sebag Montefiore)  

    A Little Biography About Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889, his father was an illegitimate child and used his mothers last name until he claimed the “Hitler” last name, he could’ve been named Adolf  Schicklgruber. Adolf Hitler actually feared and disliked his father but was a devoted son to his mother, Klara, until she died in the year 1907 which actually means his parents died 3 years apart from each other. Fun fact: Adolf Hitler poisoned his dog before commiting suicide in his bunker with his wife. Did you know that Adolf Hitler reportedly did have blue eyes, he really doesn’t look like he does. Source