Question

Describe the effects of internal conflict on Rwanda.(1 point)
Responses

Rwanda’s internal conflict led to years of trauma in the country. The years afterward were focused on reconciliation and recovery.
Rwanda’s internal conflict led to years of trauma in the country. The years afterward were focused on reconciliation and recovery.

Rwanda’s internal conflict has been ongoing for decades, with various peacekeeping missions from the UN failing to establish stability.
Rwanda’s internal conflict has been ongoing for decades, with various peacekeeping missions from the UN failing to establish stability.

Rwanda’s internal conflict has led to a free-market economy based in capitalism and the end of socialism in the country.
Rwanda’s internal conflict has led to a free-market economy based in capitalism and the end of socialism in the country.

Rwanda’s internal conflict has meant that sectarian identities have become more prominent in the politics of the region in the years since the conflict.

Answer 1

Correct response:
Rwanda’s internal conflict led to years of trauma in the country. The years afterward were focused on reconciliation and recovery.

Brief why: The 1994 genocide and civil war caused massive loss of life, displacement, and psychological trauma. Afterward the government and society prioritized justice (Gacaca courts), reconciliation, rebuilding institutions, and economic recovery. The other options are inaccurate or misleading (the conflict was not simply “ongoing for decades” in the same way; Rwanda’s politics have aimed to downplay ethnic sectarianism; and the shift to a market economy is not the primary effect described).