Rwanda To what extent have attempts to respond to the legacies of historical globalization been effective?

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Rwanda To what extent have attempts to respond to the legacies of historical globalization been effective?

Rwanda Colonialism: (1918) Originally Rwanda-Urandi was a former colony of Germany After WWI the Treaty of Versailles passed control of the area to Belgium

Rwanda 1926: Belgians introduce a system of ethnic identification to differentiate between the two traditional groups of people in Rwanda Both the Germans and the Belgians turned the traditional Hutu-Tutsi relationship into a class system The Minority Tutsi are favoured over the majority Hutu

Rwanda 1959: The Hutu rebel against the Belgian colonial power and push the Tutsi into Burundi

Rwanda Independence: The Hutu rebel against the Belgian colonial power and push the Tutsi into Burundi The Hutu install a new president while the Tutsi remain in power in Burundi Further massacre of the Tutsi by the Hutu

Rwanda April 6, 1994 President Habyarimana is killed when his plane is shot down. Hutu extremists believe that Tutsi are behind the act. That night the killing begins

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Romeo Dallaire Commanded the United Nations force in Rwanda (Canadian) In the weeks leading up to the genocide, Dallaire repeatedly warned UN officials of the rising tensions UN officials refused to become involved as the believed it to be a civil war or “internal affair” Peacekeeping missions were to focus on evacuating foreigners.

Journal Response: IN MOODLE Write a 250 word personal response to the movie. What did you learn about the Rwandan genocide? How do you feel about world reaction to the event?