Global Studies
Name ___________________________________________
Genocide in Rwanda
Use the readings from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to answer these questions. Links
to the readings are available on Mr. Nolen’s website. You can navigate the website using the links on
the left of the webpage.
Background http://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/cases/rwanda/rwanda-background
What was the population of
Rwanda in 1994?
List the main ethnic groups
and their % of the population.
When did the genocide occur?
How many were killed?
Who were killed?
Who was responsible for the
genocide?
What do Hutus and Tutsis
have in common?
Describe how tensions
between the groups increased
during the colonial period.
Describe what happened in
1959.
Describe what happened in
1962.
Describe what happened in
1990.
What was the Rwandan
Patriotic Front?
What were the Arusha
Accords?
Describe how extremist Hutus
responded to the Arusha
Accords.
Describe the Interahamwe.
Violence http://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/cases/rwanda/rwanda-violence
What happened on April 6,
1994?
Who were the first to be
killed?
How long did the killing last?
Who were responsible for the
majority of the killing?
To where did people flee for
safety? What happened there?
Describe what happened at the
Ecole Technique Officielle.
Describe the other killings
that occurred across the
country.
After what event did the
genocide end?
Describe the refugee crisis
that followed the genocide.
Response http://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/cases/rwanda/rwanda-response
Who was Roméo Dallaire?
What warning did he give and
what request did he make?
How did the international
community respond to the
Rwandan genocide?
How did the international
media portray the conflict?
Who documented and spread
information about the civilian
killings?
What did the UN Security
Council do after the genocide
started?
What did members of the
international community in
Rwanda do when the genocide
began?
Who stayed on the ground to
provide medical care?
Aftermath http://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/cases/rwanda/rwanda-aftermath
What problems did the
survivors of the genocide
face?
What positive steps did the
Rwandan government take
after the genocide?
What accusations does the
Rwandan government face?
Describe what happened in
the DRC after the genocide.
Describe the International
Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda.
Describe the gacaca.