Key Terms
Shockingly cruel acts of violence
What is atrocities
The continent where Rwanda is located
What is Africa
This event led to the creation of the UN Genocide Convention
What is the Holocaust
Refusal to acknowledge acts of targeted violence
What is Denial
a person's country of citizenship
What is Nationality
This country had previously controlled Rwanda?
this is a reoccurring term that some consider to have little credibility in relation to genocide
What is "Never Again"
the deliberate killing of a targeted group with the goal to eliminate them
What is extermination
Fear of people who are from other countries
What is xenophobia
Who are the Interhamwe
this event held individuals accountable for crimes against humanity during the Holocaust
Prevention of this step would include the ban the symbols of hate and hate speech
What is Symbolization
identity of a group of people who share cultural traditions of a particular homeland
what is ethnicity
What event jumpstarted the acts of violence?
What is the presidents plane being shot down/President was assassinated
1998 agreement to hold parties responsible for crimes against humanity
What is the International Criminal Court
the grouping of people according to their race, ethnicity, religion, or nationality by those in positions of power
what is Classification
purposeful removal of an ethnic or religious groups from an area by forceful violent, or terror-inspiring means
What is Ethnic Cleansing
Group of Tutsi refugees that wanted to overthrow the Hutu government
Who is the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This man coined the term Genocide
Raphael Lemkin
military, state, or militia designs plans to commit genocidal killing
What is organization