What has been responsible for more deaths than all the wars of the 20th century?
A) state terrorism by totalitarian governments
B) human trafficking and slavery
C) AIDS and malaria
D) famine in Africa during the 1970s and 1980s

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State terrorism by totalitarian governments, such as those in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, has been responsible for tens of millions of deaths throughout the 20th century. This figure far surpasses the number of deaths caused by all wars combined during the same time period. Human trafficking and slavery, AIDS and malaria, and famine in Africa have also caused significant loss of life, but not on the same scale as state-sponsored terror.

What Has Been Responsible for More Deaths Than All the Wars