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What are the three ethnic groups in Rwanda?

Hutus, Tutsis, and Twa

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This event helped start the genocide. 

The plane carrying the Hutu Rwandan President shot down

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How many days did the genocide last?
Approximately 100 days
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What is another name for Rwanda

Land of a thousand hills

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What is an ethnic group that makes up 85% of Rwandans
Hutus
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What is the Capital of Rwanda?
Kigali
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How many people participated in the Genocide in Rwanda?
Millions of People
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What countries border Rwanda? (Name 3)

Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Who was the president at the time when the Genocide started?
President Habyarina
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What is an ethnic group that makes up 14% of Rwandans
Tutsis
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This phrase was used as a hidden command meaning to attack Tutsi people.

What is “cut down the tall trees”?

300

This group fought to stop the genocide.

What is the Rwandan Patriotic Front?

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How many people died in the Rwanda Genocide?
800,000 people (DAILY DOUBLE)
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Many countries avoided using this word because it would require action.

Genocide

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This type of messaging encouraged people to fear and hate others

What is propaganda?

400
Who first occupied and colonized Rwanda?
Germany
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When did the Genocide in Rwanda end?
July, 1994
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What ethnic group lost the most amount of people in the Genocide in Rwanda?
Tutsis
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This group was given greater access to education and administrative jobs under colonial rule.

Who are the Tutsi?

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What is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, such as those of a particular ethnic group or nation
Genocide
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After WW1, who took over Rwanda and ruled until 1962?
Belgium
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What was the weopon of choice used by the Hutus?

machete

500

Colonizers used this system to classify people as Hutu or Tutsi.

What are identity cards?

500

Who led the RPF

The RPF was led by Paul Kagame.

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Why was the RPF created 

It was created in 1985 by the Tutsi nationalist to help them get back their rights to their homeland as citizens