In both English and History class‚ we discussed different issues and compared our ideas with the movie Hotel Rwanda which revealed the genocide and the Western countries ignorance. They labeled the time of unrest as `an act of genocide´‚ therefore not allowing nations to come and aid the victims because their interest did not lie in helping politically as it was not beneficial. Paul Rusesabagina‚ the main protagonist‚ is a brave hotel manager who saved the lives of the Tutsis he housed in a hotel
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Hotel Rwanda why didn’t the US or Europe intervene to stop this genocide? The major sociological issue in this movie was the continued genocide of the Tutsis by Hutu militia groups. On April 6‚ 1994‚ the Rwandan president‚ a Hutu‚ was killed when his plane was shot down over Kigali airport. Hutu politicians blamed Tutsis for the president’s death and within hours‚ loosely organized Hutu militia groups known collectively as the Interhamwe began mobilizing across Rwanda. In a preplanned campaign
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The genocide of Rwanda that killed almost a million people in 90 days could have been prevented. The Belgians; people from the country of Belgium in Europe‚ went to Rwanda; a country in Africa and set up a government where the Tutsi; minority group of cattle herders had power over the Hutu; majority group of farmers. The Belgians did this not knowing the difference of Hutu and Tutsi‚ being they were just social classes and not races. This led to an oppressed majority and then an armed machete revolution
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One and a half to three MILLION people died in the Cambodian genocide. Genocide is the extermination of an entire race or group of people‚ or trying to completely wipe them out. That means there is murdering of the people‚ causing serious physical or mental harm‚ inflicting on group conditions to cause it’s destruction‚ terminate births within the group‚ or transferring people from the group to another group. In a genocide the most disgusting things are done‚ people are tortured‚ raped‚ worked to
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Armenian Genocide Andy Leeds Ms. Bullis English 1 April 24 Armenians are a Christian nation‚ and when they were a country‚ they were the first to proclaim Christianity as the state religion. The Ottoman Empire took control of Armenia during the 15th century‚ and they were mistreated for quite a while due to religious differences (Christians vs. Muslims)‚ and this mistreatment culminated and peaked during 1915-1918. During World War I‚ the Ottoman Empire took the opportunity among a world of chaos
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Hunter Epperson Mr. Penner Research Paper November 4th‚ 2013 Kurdish Genocide The Kurds are located in the Middle East within several countries: Turkey‚ Syria‚ Iraq and surrounding lands. The raid on the Kurdish people first started in the 7th century with the conquering of their land by the Arabs (Rutgers‚ 2013). From the 7th century until the late 13th century‚ their lands were occupied by several different groups. From the 13th century until World War 1‚ the Ottoman Empire was in control
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“Genocide in Darfur” Why should the United States have to be the country that has to help save everyone? The genocide in Darfur‚ a region in Sudan‚ has been happening since 2003 and not much attention or effort has been put on the crisis. It has been stated that the Arabs in Darfur think that they are the only good race and are murdering everyone else. The United States is the main leader in giving the Darfurians the aid and support they need. Although the United States has not yet given military
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Africa. Towards the end of World War I‚ Rwanda came under Belgian control. The Hutu and Tutsi‚ the two native groups of Rwanda‚ saw conflict between each other grow as “continued insecurity among Hutu and further bitterness toward capricious rule of Tutsi chiefs was advanced by the Belgian authorities” (WT‚ 65). Soon‚ Belgium implemented an indirect government ran by the native Tutsis‚ but‚ in return‚ created a hierarchical distinction between the natives of Rwanda. After many years of “Tutsi and Belgian
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For one‚ this was the most brutal genocide because of the people’s suffering caused by the horrific orders of violence as well as the famine itself. These actions were carried out by the Joint State Political Directorate. The Ukrainian citizens experienced deportations to Siberia (left without shelter or food) as well as mass arrests and executions at the hands of the OGPU and armed troops ("Holodomor: The Famine-genocide of Ukraine”). Armed brigades conducted food seizures in villages and military
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ILAS 225 November 29‚ 2011 The Indonesian Genocide To this day‚ the story of the Indonesian Genocide is still relatively unknown. It is only partially told‚ and partly visible through a thick haze of trickery and deception. Between October 1965 and 1966‚ it is estimated that between 500‚000 and 3‚000‚000 people were killed throughout various Indonesian islands‚ including Java‚ Sumatra‚ and Bali (the actual number will never be known for sure). The events that unfolded during this period
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