South Africa ( Apartheid)
Which European group had colonized South Africa before Apartheid?
The Dutch
Where is Chile located?
Some Accepted Answers
South America
Near Argentina
Latin America
Where is the SFRY located?
Acceptable Answers:
Europe
Near Italy
Where is Rwanda?
Which European country controlled Rwanda before the genocide?
Acceptable Answers:
Africa
Belgium
What does UN stand for?
What is the UN?
United Nations
An international organization founded in 1945, dedicated to maintaining international peace, security, and cooperation.
What does apartheid mean?
Separation/segregation of Black vs non black South Africans in all areas of life. Non white Africans were considered inferior, so they received limited and inferior services.
Which economic system did Chile have BEFORE Augusto Pinochet came to power?
It was moving towards a socialist government
( The government has more control over the functions in the country)
What does SFRY stand for AND what was it?
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
It was a socialist country made up of a group of "states" Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. They all had different cultures and traditions.
INITIALLY, the Belgians favored the Tutsi people. But then, they started supporting the Hutu. Why this switch?
The Belgians realized that supporting the majority of the population ( the Hutu) would allow them to keep control more easily.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
A legal document stating the very human rights that all humans have. These rights should be protected at all costs.
Why did the ruling government in South Africa maintain the policy of Apartheid?
Because giving power and privileges to people like them and other white south Africans, ensured that they stayed in control.
What are some human rights violations Pinochet commited in Chile?
Detained and killed teachers, politicians, lawyers, students and anyone who was against him.
Censored the media and other forms of communication. ( restricted freedom of expression)
Which state in the SFRY was Milosevic from?
What was the international response to Milosevic's human rights violations?
Serbia
Milosevic went to international court. But he died before being convicted.
Other countries threatened to restrict trading
When the Belgians pulled out of Rwanda, the Hutu and Tutsi people brutally fought with each other. What are some human rights violations committed during this feud?
Relocation of Hutu and Tutsi families
Unnecessary killing of innocent people with different weapons.
Sexual, physical, and psychological abuse
What are the historical circumstances surrounding the writing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The Holocaust primarily and other serious acts of human rights violations made the world realize that it needed a document to acknowledge and protect the rights of people around the world.
What major events made the international community finally pay attention to Apartheid in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela's arrest
The recordings of mass killings of innocent black Africans
What was the international response to Pinochet's actions?
Different countries wanted to put him on trial for all of his crimes/ human rights violations.
However, he died before he was convicted of anything.
What human rights violations did Milosevic and others under him commit?
Muslims were targeted and persecuted. Mosques and other cultural centers were burned down.
Many non Serbians were forced to leave their homes and live in work camps where they worked hard and faced starvation.
What was the international response to the Rwandan Genocide?
UN sent peacekeepers
Humanitarian aid organizations came to help victims of the genocide.
Ban of weapons going to the Rwanda.
Has the UN been effective in preventing human rights violations around the world? Give two reasons
The UN is only as strong as its member nations and their VOLUNTARY contributions. It does not have a mandatory army that enforces its policies.
In what ways did black South Africans resist Apartheid? ( List at least 2)
Had Burning Passbook demonstrations
Publicly protested against Apartheid rules
Wrote music that encouraged black Africans and supporters to continue the fight.
Name two enduring issues that you could connect to this event and EXPLAIN each
Desire for Power: Pinochet used cruel methods of torture against people that opposed him so that he could maintain control over Chile.
Inequality: People who supported Pinochet were given privileges and power that people who did not support Pinochet did not receive.
What are the historical circumstances of Milosevic's rise to power?
Serbia was the biggest/ most powerful state of SFRY
The different states had different cultures and traditions, so there was ethnic tensions.
Name 3 similarities between the Rwandan and Darfur Genocide
Both took place in Africa
There were tensions between two groups of people
Victims were killed or had to relocate to other places
One side was given preferential treatment from the government before or during the genocide.
Give two examples of a cause and effect relationship in any of the genocides/ human rights violations we spoke about.
Ethnic tensions in Rwanda led to the mass killings of innocent Rwandan people.
The military take over of Pinochet led to a period where those who were opposed to Capitalism were detained and or killed.