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| Give two reasons for the earliest tensions between the Hutu and the Tutsi. |
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| Belgium took over Hutu became second class citizens, Hutu expelled the Tutsi |
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| 2.How were Rwandans categorized under Belgium rule? |
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| Based the Hutu and Tutsi on socioeconomics |
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| 3.In What year were the Tutsi expelled from Rwanda? |
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| 4. What does the 'RPF' stand for and what was their purpose of returning to Rwanda? |
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| Rwandan Patriotic Front, goal was to overthrow Habyarimana |
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5. The ______ and the _____ committed massacres against Tutsi members.
a. Habyarimana Regime, RPF
b. RTLM, CDR
c. Habyarimana Regime, CDR
d. CDR, RPF |
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| 6. True or False? Ferdinand Nahimana was assassinated on April 6, 1994 which sparked the main conflict of the genocide. |
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| 7. Who was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity resulting from the use of a radio station and newspaper? |
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| Ferdinand Nahimana, Hassan Ngeze, and Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza |
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| 8. What issues with freedom of speech arose from the inciting of this genocide? |
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| RTLM distributed hateful broadcasts to encourage discrimination against the Tutsi |
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| 9. How many officials were tried in international courts?(Rwanda) |
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| 10. How did the Rwanda genocide end? |
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| Genocide ended in July, when RFP captured Kigali (Capital) |
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| 11. What actions did the United Nations take in response to the genocide in Rwanda? |
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| UN established: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and put 32 officials on trial for crimes of genocide |
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| 12. Who were the perpetrators and who were the victims in the Rwanda genocide? |
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| Perpetrators were Hutus, Victims were Tutsis |
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| 13. Where did the Hutus flee to, and what problems did they encounter? |
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| They fled to Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo), and partially caused the Congo wars - 5 million deaths |
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| What year did the Japanese begin to take over Nanking? |
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| What is the estimated number of woman in Nanking who were raped and then murdered? |
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| True or False: The International Safety Zone was set up by the Chinese to help refugees. |
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| FALSE: set up by Westerners with the Red Cross |
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| What was the puppet government the Japanese set up in China? |
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| Nanking Self-Government Committee |
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| True or False: The Japanese government publicly admitted to the genocide in the 1970s and 1980s, and made reparations to the victims. |
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| Japan tried to cover up the events until the 1990's when Japanese journalists began investigating the events. |
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| True or False: Rape within the Japanese Military was supported. |
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| It was strictly against the rules but lead to many of the Chinese women's deaths. |
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| True or False: On the way to Nanking Chinese Cities such as Suchow were destroyed. |
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| Why were the Chinese not able to stand up to the Japanese forces? |
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| they were not well organized and lacked advanced weaponery |
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| What country was Japan's main target after creating a empire? |
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| Why did the Japanese consider the Chinese unworthy of life? |
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| the soldiers had surrendered |
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| What is the estimated number of people killed during the regime of the Khmer Rouge? |
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| What was the name of Cambodia under the rule of the Khmer Rouge? |
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| Who ruled Cambodia during the genocide? |
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| When did the Khmer Rouge take control of Cambodia? |
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| The leader of the Khmer Rouge wished to return Cambodia to: |
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| What was a cause of the death of so many people in the Cambdodia genocide? |
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| Starvation b) Executions and torture c) Infections and disease |
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| What country invaded Cambodia, ending the rule of the Khmer Rouge? |
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| What was the policy of the Khmer Rouge regime? |
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| Agrarian collectivization |
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| True or false: The leader of the Khmer Rouge was detained by the United Nations for war crimes in 1981. |
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| True or false: The United States government supported the Khmer Rouge government. |
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| True or false: The Cambodian people were forced to be totally self-sufficient, leading to many deaths. |
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| True or false: 85% of the Cambodian population at the time of the Khmer Rouge takeover was Hindu. |
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| True or false: The peak of the Cambodia genocide is considered to be in 1978. |
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| True or false: The Khmer Rouge government lost power over Cambodia in 1989. |
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| True or false: A United Nations and Cambodian tribunal found evidence of crimes against humanity, genocide, homicide, and torture in Cambodia. |
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| United States helped out the Guatemalan government because they though the Mayan’s were communist |
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| The commandos were missions that were sent out by the government to go to villages to capture people, then proceed to kill them or torture them. |
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| The Guatemalan genocide was referred to as the “quiet holocaust”. |
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| Maria Suarez was beaten to death because of information leaked about the human right violations |
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| False, Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera |
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| The Guatemalan genocide occurred during a 36 year long civil war from 1960 to 1996. |
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| The Independent Historical Clarification Commision decided that allied groups and the government were responsible for 10% of the human right violations. |
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| How many Mayan’s were killed and how many villages were destroyed? |
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| 200,000 Mayan’s and 626 villages |
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| When did Rios Montt rule? |
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| What was one of the reasons Guatemala was considered genocide? |
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| targetted specifically the mayans attempted to discontinue the mayan race |
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| Why were most so few cases that were brought to court found guilty in the Guatemala Genocide? |
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| Definition of Genocide w/ references to past genocides |
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1.any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group,
2.killing members of the group
3.causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group
4.deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life, calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part
5. imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; [and] forcibly transferring children of the group to another group |
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| three ways that 21st century is more genocide friendly |
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1. technology is more advanced so easier to take out mass amounts of people
2. easier to communicate where people are
3. easier to transport
4. WWI WWII weary to start war, U.N doesn't do anything |
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1. Eichman can't be held accountable because he is unable to put self in the others shoes
2. don't think enough to keep people as individuals --> genocide
3. compliance is unacceptbale
4. responsibility is key |
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