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Bellringer

Bellringer . Grab a worksheet over Hotel Rwanda at the front of the room Find a seat. Only 5 in the back row for 1st and 8 for 2nd and 7th period. It will be your seat until we are done with the movie. Choose wisely because you will be getting a grade on participation

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Bellringer

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  1. Bellringer • Grab a worksheet over Hotel Rwanda at the front of the room • Find a seat. Only 5 in the back row for 1st and 8 for 2nd and 7th period. It will be your seat until we are done with the movie. Choose wisely because you will be getting a grade on participation • Be prepared to discuss the political cartoons after attendance is taken

  2. Hotel Rwanda:An Introduction World Geography Common Lesson

  3. Typical Rwandan Homes

  4. History • Rwanda started as a Belgian colony. • The Belgians believed the Tutsi were superior to the Hutu. • They used the Tutsi minority to enforce Belgian labor policies and taxes against the Hutu majority. • In 1959, the Hutu majority gained power and killed 150,000 Tutsi.

  5. A stack of clothing of Genocide victims in Rwanda

  6. History Continued • 1961- Rwandans gain their independence from Belgium. • 1990 – A Tutsi rebel group (comprised of the children of those killed and exiled in 1951) invades the country. • At the same time, the Hutu regime was training men for genocide. • What does genocide mean? • Mass extermination of a certain ethnicity. The weapon of choice for these killings: the machete

  7. History Continued • 1990 • The Hutu regime spread anti-Tutsi propaganda over the radio • What is propaganda? • Messages aimed at influencing people’s opinions. It may or may not be completely true information.

  8. History Continued • 1994 • Nearly 1 million Tutsi’s are killed by the Hutu regime. (GENOCIDE). • The killings were sparked by the assassination of the Hutu president. They believed the President was killed by a Tutsi. • This could never be proven. • The Tutsi rebel group took control of the capital city and ended the war.

  9. 1996 Tutsi returning to Rwanda after the Hutus were defeated.

  10. History Continued • As a result of the Tutsi gaining control of the capital city the Hutus were forced to flee the country. • How does the minority of the population having all the power cause problems in a country?

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