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Nichols AKAM 2021 Conflict & Intervention - Rwanda Paper 1

LONG TERM REASONS FOR THE RWANDA GENOCIDE - ETHNIC TENSIONS

A myth?
Use pages 16-23 to complete the exercise by highlighting the correct answer.

1. Which of the three ethnic groups arrived first in the area now called Rwanda? Twa/Hutu/Tutsi

2. Which group came next and thus saw themselves as the indigenous people? Twa/Hutu/Tutsi

3. Which group arrived last? Twa/Hutu/Tutsi

4. Which were always the wealthier, and seen as the elite (incl. the king, e.g.)? Twa/Hutu/Tutsi

5. Which group were favoured by the Belgian colonialists and RC Church? Twa/Hutu/Tutsi

6. What reinforced the ethno-racial divide between Hutus and Tutsis? Books/ID Cards/Media

7. When did the RC church begin to favour the Hutus instead? 1959/1960/1963

8. Which Hutu anti-colonial movement was also strongly anti-Tutsi?

UNAR/Parmehutu/Kayibanda

9. What was the name of the radical and violent anti-Hutu, Tutsi movement?
UNAR/Parmehutu/Kayibanda

10. Who did persecuted Tutsis ask for help from in 1959? Belgium/France/UN