Why did Rwanda’s colonial rulers rigidly differentiate Hutu from Tutsi?
What impact did colonial rule have on Hutu/Tutsi relations?
Discuss the following;
Tensions between the Hutu and Tutsi peoples lead to a war in Rwanda, where corruption and bribes between politicians are routine.
The genocide that was fallowed was not caused by ancient antagonism but rather by financial elite struggle for power and wealth using ethnic antagonism as their principal weapon.
How did Rwanda’s government convince Hutus to commit genocide against Tutsis? What tools and arguments did the government use to incite hatred? Why did so many Hutus commit mass murder? What motivated them to kill?
Why did the UN fail to stop the genocide? What prevented the UN from playing a more active role? How did the legacy of the UN’s failure in Somalia affect the UN’s actions in Rwanda?
The UN had forces in Rwanda, but the mission was not given a mandate to stop the killing.
After US troops were killed in Somalia, the US decided not to get involved in another African conflict. The Belgians peacekeepers pulled out and were soon followed by other UN peacekeepers. The French sent a force to set up a safe zone.
What role did France play in the Rwandan genocide? Was France responsible in any way for the killing?
France was the only country from the UN to respond by sending in troops called 'Operation Turquoise'
-Unfortunately, France's motivation was not to save lives, but instead to build up their alliance with the Hutu
-France helped Hutu war criminals escape so they wouldn't have to answer for their crimes
The French organized and trained the hutu. They also gave weapons to the hutu to help them with the fight.b
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What role did the US play in the Rwandan genocide? Was the US responsible in any way for the killing?
At first the United States refused to acknowledge the killings that occurred as a genocide.
Somalia:
Aiding dictators eventually leads to instability
He was a vicious dictator -providing aid to dictators leads to instability and violence. The outside world wanted to help, but the aid got stolen by the elite to feed the conflict rather than the people. It is the short-term solution to provide aid supply, but it still does not help the country, and nothing gets fixed. They killed the UN peacekeepers. The Un and the US was deeply involved in the somalin civil War because adid sent his people to kill the troupes of the UN. The purpose of the UN mission turned into mascaraed violence. President terminated US involvement After many American soldiers were killed because they wanted to talk.
If American and UN peacekeepers die the mission itself die. Fighting has still remained till this day