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Effects of European Imperialism

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Effects of European Imperialism

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    1. Effects of European Imperialism Case study: Rwandan Genocide

    2. Rwanda’s Geographic Location Rwanda is located in central Africa. Border countries include Burundi, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), and Uganda.

    3. Ethnic Groups in Rwanda Pygmy: aborigines of region, small group Hutu: 500 BCE - 1000, Bantu people farmers, family clans or small kingdoms, majority Tutsi: 1400 - 1700 from the northeast, similar to Ethiopian tribes, cattle herding nomads, settled in Rwanda, learned to speak Hutu, were wealthier, minority

    4. European Contact Germany gained control of the region after 1885. Belgium took control in 1919 (after WWI). Belgium helped the Tutsis gain political power through education. Europeans believed that the Tutsis were a superior ethnic group. Hutus grew to resent the power and prestige given to the Tutsis 1950s: Tutsis began to push for independence from Belgium, the Belgium government began supporting the Hutu groups.

    5. Genocide: the systematic killing of an entire people 1961, a coup d’etat put a Hutu political party in power 1963 - 1964: Some Tutsis began to flee Rwanda and others fought to regain power. Hutus began their extermination of the Tutsis. Many Tutsis moved to Uganda, north of Rwanda 1994: April, plane of Hutu President was shot down, Tutsis were blamed and the Hutu militia began to massacre the Tutsis. Within 100 days, it is estimated that one million people died.

    6. Images from Rwandan children Weapons Machete, masu, grenades, few automatic rifles, and the orders of Hutu Power to kill. One Rwandan said “Conformity is very deep, very developed here. In Rwandan history everyone obeys authority.”

    8. Aftermath Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) jailed more than 80,000 Hutu war criminals War crimes trials are on going in Geneva.

    9. Questions asked Why did the Tutsis allow themselves to be killed? Why did the Hutu kill? What responsibility do the Europeans have in this modern problem? How will the future generations respond?

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