50 51 in hitherto unprecedented ways. Not only did the military use modern logistics and weapons technology to target the enemy army, they now also attacked the enemy’s entire social structure. Never before had the civilian population suffered more violence. During or shortly after a war, it was easier for those in power to expel undesirable sections of the population. Entire social groups were treated as enemies on the basis of their nationality, their faith or ethnicity. In every corner of the globe, people were forcibly displaced, expelled or deported; they were subjected to sexual violence or systematically murdered. Such violence was the ramification of nationalism or racist ideas of a homogeneous society, while mass media became an effective tool for preparing the ground for and justifying such measures. In the 20th century, the violence of war disrupted everyday lives < CLOSE UP ON EXHIBITION DISPLAY The exhibits in this display case were witnesses to war and violence against civilians, akin to material evidence kept in an exhibit room for a future trial.
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