Rwanda Powerpoint/Reading Note Guide

Slide 2:

1400's who were the rulers-what tribe:  ___________

minority of the population were the:  _____________

Majority of the population were the:  _____________

Tutsis made their living by:  _________

Hutus made their living by:  __________

Kings gave the land to the ________ who then charged the _________ to live on it and work it.

Reading 1:

Belgian and German colonists divided Rwanda into 3 groups of people.

    _______

    _______

    _______

Belgians thought the tutsis were superior why :  ____________

How was the genocide carried:

    a.

    b.

    c.

    d.

    e.

What was the name of the first Hutu President?  ______________

Slide 3:

Gaining wealth meant losing "___________"

Belgians gave preferential treatment to the Tutsis based on what facial feature?  ______ _______

Blunt noses were the __________

Slide 4

1959  ________overthrew the _________

Over ___________ Tutsis were killed the first year.

Over ___________fled Rwanda

Slide 6

Rwandan Civil War

Lasted from _______ to ________

Tutsis tried to get power back from the __________

Slide 7

Two extremist Hutu militias

    1.  _________________"those who stand together"

    2.  _________________"those who have the same goal"

Slide 8

April 6th, 1994-who was shot down-

Who got the blame?

Slide 10

Who massacred who?

Ordinary citizens were called to kill their neighbors or _______________

Slide 11

How many killed?  ____________

at least _________ but maybe up to ________________