Causes and Consequences of the Rwandan genocide
Internal Assessment
Assessment Standard History: 91229
Carry out an inquiry of an historical event that is of significance to New Zealanders
Resource Reference: History 2.1
Resource Title: Inquiry into Genocide
Credits: 4
Teacher: Miss Meronek
The Rwanda Genocide
By Isaac Anderson 12JM
Focus Questions:
1. What factors contributed to the conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis and how did they affect the genocide?
2. How and why did the international community respond or not respond and what influence did that have on the genocide?
3. How did the events involving the Rwanda genocide impact both it’s own people as well as the rest of society?
Focus Question One:
What factors contributed to the conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis and how did they affect the genocide?
Evidence Piece One:
“It is said the Hutu arrived in central east Africa somewhere in the 1st century. Before then, the land was inhabited by the Twa. The Twa were pushed out and forced to flee by the Hutu. The Tutsi invaded around the 15th century. They came from the horn of Africa. Their takeover of the Hutu was generally peaceful.
The Tutsi believed in a hierarchical society. So, they put in place a monarchy with the mwami being the king and put in place a feudal system. The Hutu signed contracts or ubihake with the Tutsi. These contracts pledged the Hutu and his descendant’s services to the Tutsi in exchange for a loan of cattle and arable land.
The first interaction the Hutu and the Tutsi had with colonial power was with the Germans, who controlled the area from the 1890’s to WW1. The Belgians took control of the area in 1916 until after WW2. The 'Ruanda-Urundi' area became a UN trust territory; the Belgians were the administrative authority over the area. In 1948 the Belgians allowed the creation of 2 political parties; the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) and the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). The UPRONA was led by Tutsi
Assessment Standard History: 91229
Carry out an inquiry of an historical event that is of significance to New Zealanders
Resource Reference: History 2.1
Resource Title: Inquiry into Genocide
Credits: 4
Teacher: Miss Meronek
The Rwanda Genocide
By Isaac Anderson 12JM
Focus Questions:
1. What factors contributed to the conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis and how did they affect the genocide?
2. How and why did the international community respond or not respond and what influence did that have on the genocide?
3. How did the events involving the Rwanda genocide impact both it’s own people as well as the rest of society?
Focus Question One:
What factors contributed to the conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis and how did they affect the genocide?
Evidence Piece One:
“It is said the Hutu arrived in central east Africa somewhere in the 1st century. Before then, the land was inhabited by the Twa. The Twa were pushed out and forced to flee by the Hutu. The Tutsi invaded around the 15th century. They came from the horn of Africa. Their takeover of the Hutu was generally peaceful.
The Tutsi believed in a hierarchical society. So, they put in place a monarchy with the mwami being the king and put in place a feudal system. The Hutu signed contracts or ubihake with the Tutsi. These contracts pledged the Hutu and his descendant’s services to the Tutsi in exchange for a loan of cattle and arable land.
The first interaction the Hutu and the Tutsi had with colonial power was with the Germans, who controlled the area from the 1890’s to WW1. The Belgians took control of the area in 1916 until after WW2. The 'Ruanda-Urundi' area became a UN trust territory; the Belgians were the administrative authority over the area. In 1948 the Belgians allowed the creation of 2 political parties; the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) and the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). The UPRONA was led by Tutsi