The hutu extremists attempted to carry out their plan to wipe out the entire tutsi population. Oct 24, 20 this is a fantastic lesson plan on genocides in history that incorporates common core strategies, cooperative learning, and higherlevel thinking. This module has been designed to accompany the film hotel rwanda 2004. The catalyst to the violence and murders over the 100 day period was the shooting down of an airplane on april 6th of.
This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Rwandan genocide the slaughter of 800,000 people youtube. They read and discuss an article, watch a frontline video, complete a worksheet for the video, and write a letter to the rwandan government or united nations about the. Eventually known as the rwandan genocide, this event is considered to be one of the darkest times in world history see the fact file below for more information on the rwandan genocide or alternatively, you can download our 21page rwandan genocide worksheet pack to.
This worksheetquiz will assess what you know about the rwandan genocide. The killings as many as 1 million people are estimated to have perished shocked the international community. Eye witnesses to a human catastrophe a thesis submitted to the faculty of the school of continuing studies and of the graduate school of arts and sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts in liberal studies. Comprehension and discussion activities for the movie. See also my listing rwandan genocide timeline, which is a worksheet for stu. In just three months, an estimated 800,000 people were massacred in the rwandan genocide of 1994. The rwandan bishop who incited genocide 2000 duration. During the rwandan genocide of 1994, members of the hutu ethnic majority in the eastcentral african nation of rwanda murdered as many as 800,000 people. Rwandan genocide survivor quilt, assignment sheet attached art paper or cloth squares for memorial quilt activity. Although the identity of the person or group who fired upon the plane has never been conclusively determined, hutu extremists were originally thought to have been responsible. The victims were mostly tutsi, but there were also tens of thousands of hutu, who were either opponents of the regime or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. List of films about the rwandan genocide wikipedia.
A lesson on the rwandan genocide as part of a followup to a unit on the holocaust. Hotel rwanda is a 2004 biographical drama that explores the rwandan genocide of 1994 between the hutus and tutsis. There is much, much more to be said about these events. The tragedy of rwanda the hollywood film hotel rwanda and the tragic story of canadian lieutenantgeneral romeo dallaire told in shake hands with the devil. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Ghosts of rwanda, a special twohour documentary to mark the 10 th anniversary of the rwandan genocide a statesponsored massacre in which some 800,000 rwandans were. The rwandan genocide 1994 in 100 days, between april 6 and july 16, 1994, an estimated 800,000 men, women and children were brutally killed in the tiny african country of rwanda. It also includes an overview of the situation in darfursudan. Tribal warfare that resulted in the rwandan genocide of the 1990s is believed to have its roots in class warfare.
Learn rwandan genocide with free interactive flashcards. When asked by a priest from the episcopal church about the role of the christian clergy in the 1994 rwandan genocide, mr. Brett, kelly, courtney, and adrienne slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. These films describe different aspects of the rwandan genocide. The rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the tutsi, was a mass slaughter of tutsi, twa, and moderate hutu in rwanda, which took place between 7 april and 15 july 1994 during the rwandan civil war in 1990, the rwandan patriotic front rpf, a rebel group composed of tutsi refugees, invaded northern rwanda from their base in uganda, initiating the rwandan civil war. Hotel rwanda is based on real characters and events that took place in rwanda in 1994.
A summary of the rwandan genocide polytechnic school. On april 6, 1994, a plane carrying habyarimana and burundi pres. Includes 6 one page readings on genocides the armenian genocide, the holocaust, stalins great purge, cambodia, rwanda, and darfur along with a chart. The two ethnic groups, the hutus and the tutsis were involved in the mass genocide. The rwandan genocide took place over a period of 100 days, from april 6th, 1994 to july 16th, 1994. The little material research on the rwandan genocide film does not pay. The victims, many horrifically hacked to death with machetes, were tutsi and the moderate hutus who supported them. In 2005 alison des forges wrote that eleven years after the genocide films for popular audiences on the subject greatly increased widespread realization of the horror that had taken the lives of more than half a million tutsi. The president of rwanda at the time, juv enal habyarimana, had decid ed, after long opposition, to comply with the arusha accords and put an end to the crisis and civil war. Rwandas genocide what happened, why it happened, and.
Tillens, the president of the company that owns the hotel. Chesca, nick, and jaclyn background information april 7thjuly 15th 1994 targeted tutsi population over 800,000 people were killed at least 250,000 women were raped within 3 months. Young scholars investigate the genocide that occurred in rwanda. Choose from 340 different sets of rwandan genocide flashcards on quizlet. Between april and june, 1994, nearly a million people were brutally killed in rwanda, a landlocked country in central africa. If students dont have worksheet 2, write the exercises on the board before you play the film. The genocide in rwanda, like all genocides, was a complex phenomenon that resulted from a combination of longterm structural factors as well as more. Topics on the quiz include areas of study like a definition of genocide and how the genocide in rwanda was started. These are among the facts you will need to be familiar with when you use this quiz and worksheet assessment tool. This central african holocaust demonstrated that genocide is still possible five decades after nuremberg. A summary of the rwandan genocide the genocide on 6 april 1994, the deaths of the presidents of burundi and rwanda in a place crash caused by a rocket attack, ignited several weeks of intense and systematic massacres. Frontline marks the 10th anniversary of the rwandan genocide with a documentary chronicling one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. Comprehension and discussion activities for the movie hotel rwanda this module has been designed to accompany the film hotel rwanda 2004. The project provides resources to teach about the legal concept of genocide in high schools, including a discussion of the genocide convention 1948, a brief overview of genocides that have taken place throughout history, and the types of behavior and actions, which may lead to genocide.
The 1994 rwanda genocide was the result of an economic crisis, civil war, population growth and a struggle for state power. At the start of the class, explain to students that we will be trying to find an answer to the question how did the genocide in rwanda start. Rusesabagina responded that the christians in rwanda remained silent in the face of the genocide and that the muslims were more active in objecting to it than the christians note that rwanda is one of the most christian. This is a filmography for films and artistry on the graphic, theatrical and conventional, documental portrayal of the 1994 rwandan genocide. The rwandan genocide 17 questions by tkblaylock last updated. The failure of humanity in rwanda offer a glimpse into the tragedy that was lived upon over one million tutsi and hutu. Tension between hutu and tutsi ethnic groups reached a crisis point in that year, when rwandan radio announced. There are many questions that can be asked about how the genocide in rwanda could have.
Based on the true story of a rwandan hotel manager who saved the lives of over 1200 refugees during the 1994 genocide, this film points blame at the international community and. This ranges from the slow investigation into the real reason the plane was shot down in 2010 a rwandan governmentcommissioned panel found that hutus had actually shot down the plane, apparently as an excuse to justify the slaughter of tutsis to pointing out how little was done by the u. On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the rwanda genocide, the school of journalism and communication at carleton university in ottawa hosted a oneday symposium on march 2004, entitled the media and the rwanda genocide. The rwandan genocide in which more than 500,000 tutsi were killed from april to july 1994 will be remembered as one of the seminal events of the late twentieth century. Our two lesson plans include a 90minute lesson on the. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The perfect bundle to teach the tragedy of the 1994 rwandan genocide. Yet, as the film shows, while people and governments chose to ignore the 1994 rwandan genocide, one individual bra vely risked his life and stood up to the horror, calling upon all of his resources to first. Here, the mayor of the town, a hutu, encouraged tutsis to seek sanctuary inside the church by assuring them they would be safe there. The rwanda genocide was perpetrated between april and july 1994 and resulted in the intentional murder of over 500,000 rwandan tutsi, in addition to the murder of an estimated 25,000 45,000 hutu. Cattle farming favored by the tutsi is more profitable than the lower class and. The genocide occurred in the context of a political transition from the decadeslong single party rule of juvenal habyarimana to multiparty.
The tense peace between the two communities was shattered following the death of hutu president after his plane was shot down on 6 april. Genocide in rwanda aprilmay 1994 human rights watch. Reading the rwandan genocide peter uvin n 1994, genocide took place in rwanda and up to one million defenseless people were slaughtered during a threemonth period. When the hutu army arrives at the milles collines, paul again calls mr. Computers with internet access for student research. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. Rwandan genocide reading, dbqs, and hotel rwanda movie guide. Rwandan genocide films home york st john university. Helpful in expressing to students that genocide is not a thing of the past. One of the worst massacres of the rwandan genocide took place on april 15 to 16, 1994 at the nyarubuye roman catholic church, located about 60 miles east of kigali. Twm offers the following movie worksheets to keep students minds on the film and to focus. The rwandan genocide was a directed, premeditated attempt to eliminate an entire people german and belgian rule made the dividing lines between the groups sharper.
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