How did European colonialism contribute to the genocide in Rwanda and Burundi?(1 point)

Question

Responses

It increased ethnic tensions by privileging the Tutsi minority.
It increased ethnic tensions by privileging the Tutsi minority.

Europeans provided arms and military training to the Hutu majority in the decades prior to the genocide.
Europeans provided arms and military training to the Hutu majority in the decades prior to the genocide.

It increased ethnic tensions by outlawing the religious practices of minority groups.
It increased ethnic tensions by outlawing the religious practices of minority groups.

Europeans placed settlers in all key political and economic positions.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It increased ethnic tensions by privileging the Tutsi minority.

European colonialism in Rwanda and Burundi exacerbated ethnic divisions by favoring the Tutsi minority over the Hutu majority, which laid the groundwork for the long-standing resentment that ultimately contributed to the genocide.