Understanding Genocide

1) Define genocide.
-The deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a particular ethnic group or nation
2) List and DESCRIBE (2 sentences each) at least 2 seeds of genocide.
- One much-practised way of thinking one's way to violence is developing beliefs to back it up; some of them may head towards the absurd.
-It is mass murder deliberately planned and carried out by individuals, all of whom are responsible whether they made the plan, gave the order or carried out the killings.
3) There have been 8 genocides noted. List what countries they occurred in.
-1904 Nambia
1915 Armenia
1932 Ukraine
the Holocaust
1975 Cambodia
1982 Guatemala
1994 Rwanda
1995 Bosnia
4) NOT ON THIS WEBSITE - In what country is a current genocide occurring?
-Darfur in Sudan

Rwanda Genocide

1. Describe the roles (jobs) between the Hutu and Tutsi group.

-Hutu are the people who worked the land, while the Tutsi are the landowners.

2. What effect did the European colonists have on them?

- The effect that European colonists had on them was that some Tutsis began to behave like aristocrats, and the Hutu to feel treated like peasants

3. What is the RPF? What group created it?

-The RPF is Rwandan Patriotic Front . The group that created it was the Tutsis.

4. When was the Rwandan president killed? What were Hutu civillians told to do as a result?

-The Rwandan president was killed on April 6, 1994. As a result, the Hutu civillians were told that it was their duty to wipe the Tutsis out.

5. What method was used to communicate the plan of genocide against the Tutsis?

The methods they used to communicate the plan of genocide against the Tutsis were by radio or word of mouth.

Background to Hotel Rwanda

1) What are the two major groups in Rwanda?
-the Hutu and the Tutsi
2) What group is considered "superior?" Why?
-the group Tutsi were considered superior, because their skins were lighter and their features more European.
3) How was this group treated better?
-This group was treated better by  giving them better jobs, housing and educational
opportunities and charging them with keeping the Hutu ‘in their place’
4) How long did the genocide last? How many people were killed during this time?
-the genocide lasted 100 days. 800,000 Rwandans were killed
5) Define genocide.
-The deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a particular ethnic group or nation.