Unit 5: Paper 1 — Conflict and Intervention
Topic 5.1: Rwanda (1990–1998) Questions
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What event on 6 April 1994 acted as the trigger for the genocide?
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Who led the RPF forces that captured Kigali and ended the genocide in July 1994?
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In which month and year did Hutu extremists begin the mass killing of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda?
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Which colonial power hardened the Hutu-Tutsi difference into a rigid racial hierarchy and issued identity cards in the 1930s?
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How did the genocide of 1994 come to an end?
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source A for a historian studying the impact of the Rwandan genocide.
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source D (the described photograph) for a historian studying the refugee crisis.
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Using the sources and your own knowledge, evaluate the claim that hate propaganda was the main cause of the Rwandan genocide.
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Compare and contrast what Sources B and D reveal about how the Tutsi were portrayed by Hutu extremists.
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Analyse the value and limitations of Source C for a historian studying the causes of the Rwandan genocide, with reference to its origin, purpose and content.
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According to Source A, what were the effects of the killing in Kigali between April and July 1994?
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Compare and contrast what Sources A and C reveal about the impact of the Rwandan genocide.
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According to Source C, identify three factors that turned long-standing resentment into mass murder in the early 1990s.
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Using the sources and your own knowledge, discuss the importance of colonial rule in causing the Rwandan genocide.
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Using the sources and your own knowledge, discuss the impact of the Rwandan genocide beyond Rwanda's borders.
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Compare and contrast what Sources A and C reveal about how the Rwandan genocide was prepared.
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Using the sources and your own knowledge, examine the extent to which the 1990 RPF invasion and civil war caused the Rwandan genocide.
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According to Source A, state three things the UNAMIR force commander learned or intended to do based on his informant's report.
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According to Source B, state three reasons the government spokesman gives to justify the Hutu-led government's actions.
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Analyse the value and limitations of Source A for a historian studying the causes of the Rwandan genocide, with reference to its origin, purpose and content.
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