The Rwandan Genocide was one of the world’s worst genocide ever that left several people without families‚ and brought a divide in the country between two ethnic groups‚ the Tutsi and the Hutu‚ and people are still dealing with the effects to this day. The main parties that acted in the Rwandan Genocide were the Hutu‚ the Tutsi‚ the United Nations‚ the United States‚ Belgium‚ France‚ and some neighboring countries of Rwanda were also involved. According to “Rwandan Genocide‚” the cause of the genocide
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colonized and made them feel superior to others.In Rwanda ‚ the imperialist nation believed that Tutsi were born to be a leader ‚ so the Tutsi were put in power.How did tensions between the two ethnic groups after decolonization sparked the Rwandan Genocide? Years before the genocide took place‚ Rwanda was colonized by Belgium .The Belgians divided Rwanda population into two groups ‚ the Hutu ‚the Tutsi and Twa in order to strengthen their control of Rwanda. As stated by the American University Washington
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In the 15th century‚ The Tutsis migrated from the horn of africa‚ Ethiopia‚ to Rwanda; home to the Hutu. The invasion was peaceful‚ despite the warrior skills of the Tutsi. Believing in a hierarchical society‚ they set up a monarchy which lasted up until German colonists arrived at Rwanda during WWI. As the war was ending‚ the colonial rule had switched from the Germans to the Belgians. These Belgian colonists saw the taller‚ stronger Tutsi warriors as superior to the Hutus‚ and offered them education
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violence between the Tutsi and Hutu erupted. Hutus overthrew Tutsi rule‚ declared an independent republic and elected the first Hutu president‚ Greg wa Kayabanda. Mass killings of Tutsis occurred during the transition to Hutu rule. Who was fighting and why? The British colonists created a strict system of racial classification‚ the Tutsi were a superior group because they were more “white looking” The colonists believed that the Tutsi were natural rulers‚ so they put only Tutsis into positions of
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In 1994‚ from April until July‚ a mass slaughter of around 800‚000 people occurred in Rwanda due to a variety of reasons. It was mainly two ethnic groups that were associated with this event‚ the Hutu and Tutsi. For many years these two groups lived with and among each other somewhat peacefully until tensions started to rise and major events broke out‚ which eventually led to The Rwandan Genocide. Rwanda‚ which has always been a poor country‚ lacked many resources and many people were extremely poor
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of four months (Britannica). The conflict between two tribal groups‚ the Hutu and Tutsis‚ had been accumulating for decades before it finally reached its breaking point. The Rwandan genocide can be attributed to three main factors: Belgian colonial policies‚ tribal tensions between the Hutus and Tutsis‚ and the assassination of the Rwandan president. Before European colonization Rwanda was united under a total Tutsi government. All of the people‚ although different tribes‚ spoke the same language
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possibly be more spoiled if they were helped by developed countries. The Tutsis and Hutus suffered from the selfishness of the ethnic pride‚ military‚ and government. Since the 1994 Genocide of Rwanda‚ Rwanda has changed the government system for the better. Once colonized by the Belgians‚ Rwanda is now a Republic with a multiparty government. After the independence from Belgium in 1962‚ it all started with a Tutsi monarchy‚ then a One Party military government‚ to today a Republic with
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Rwandan Genocide In Rwanda‚ there are two well-known groups that are part of the Civil War in 1994‚ the Hutu’s and the Tutsi’s. Thousands of Tutsi were killed by the Hutu‚ leaving the bodies in the streets as evidence of their power. It lasted one hundred days and one hundred nights‚ leaving nothing but terror and death in the Tutsi eyes. There are factors that lead to the death of over one million people during the Rwandan Genocide including the lack of U.S help and authority‚ the selfish
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how to value a human life. In Tales from Rwanda‚ all of the Hutu people were taught to kill any Tutsi they met with little explanation. Gourevitch explains that there was reasoning that made sense to the Hutu leaders‚ like issues in their history and familial pasts‚ but often‚ the Hutus were not taught all of those reasons‚ they were just told to kill. The Hutus had always been jealous of the Tutsis‚ as they had had easier‚ better lives. They had typically been richer with more fulfilling lives
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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
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