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Question

6.2. Describe how ethnicity is created and activated rather than biologically determined.
In 1994 in Rwanda, Hutu extremists committed ethnic genocide when they systematically killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsi, as well as Hutu moderates. Place the events leading up to the 1994 Rwandan genocide in chronological order.
Map of eastern Africa with Rwanda highlighted

Start by choosing the first item in the sequence and clicking, dragging, or using your keyboard to select it.
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The Rwandan president, a Hutu, was killed.
Hutu rebelled against Tutsi power and gained control of the country.
Hutu extremists undertook an extensive campaign of genocide against Tutsi.
A civil war erupted between the Hutu and the Tutsi.
Belgian colonists placed Tutsi in elite positions of power.

Answer 1

1. Belgian colonists placed Tutsi in elite positions of power.
2. The Rwandan president, a Hutu, was killed.
3. A civil war erupted between the Hutu and the Tutsi.
4. Hutu rebelled against Tutsi power and gained control of the country.
5. Hutu extremists undertook an extensive campaign of genocide against Tutsi.