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The twentieth century was arguably the bloodiest in modern history. In “A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide” Samantha Power vividly illustrates the atrocities that occurred in Germany, Iraq, Cambodia, and Rwanda. Moreover, she blames governments for not doing enough to stop genocide, namely the United States government. Power sets up a timeline for the major atrocities committed during the twentieth century and explains how the word genocide came into being. One of the main persons in her book is Raphael Lemkin a Polish Jew. Lemkin dedicated his life to creating a law condemning genocide. Power spends an overwhelming time lambasting U.S policy and at times comes off as unrealistic in her evaluation of what action should have been done. Nonetheless, she gives a graphic description of the atrocities committed around the world and the actions or inaction that was used to address them. The opening chapter of “A Problem from Hell” describes the atrocity committed against the Armenian people in Turkey. The Armenians were being slaughtered in Turkey during World War I and the world did nothing. This atrocity was committed by Mehmed Tallat who was ruthlessly efficient at it. Although, the word atrocit