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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Warning!

13. 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.

14. 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?