GENOCIDE Flashcards
(26 cards)
WHAT ARE THE 8 STAGES OF GENOCIDE?
CLASSIFICATION, SYMBOLISATION, DEHUMANISATION, ORGANISATION, POLARISATION, PREPARATION, EXTERMINATION, DENIAL
CLASSIFICATION
THE DIVISION BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS ACCORDING TO RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, NATIONALITY
SYMBOLISATION
WORDS AND SYMBOLS ARE USED TO DESCRIBE THEM E.G STAR OF DAVID THAT JEWS HAD TO WEAR
DEHUMANISATION
THE OTHER GROUP IS SEEN AS ANIMALS AND AREN’T TREATED AS HUMANS E.G TUTSIS WERE DESCRIBED AND KILLED LIKE COCKAROACHES
ORGANISATION
A STATE, ITS ARMY OR MILITIA WILL MAKE GENOCIDAL KILLING PLANS
POLARISATION
DIFFERENT GROUPS WERE SEPERARTED THROUGH THE USE OF PROPAGANDA AND LAWS E.G INTERMARRIAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION IS BANNED
PREPARATION
VICTIMS ARE IDENTIFIED, SEPERATED FORCED TO WEAR SYMBOLS. THEY ARE DEPORTED, STARVED AND COULD BE ISOLATED E.G JEWS BEING SENT TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS
EXTERMINATION
MASS KILLINGS BEGIN E.G JEWS KILLED IN GAS CHAMBERS
DENIAL
THE PERPATRATERS DENY OF THE GENOCIDE AND VICTIMS ARE BLAMED
GENOCIDE
A MASS KILLING THAT IS TARGETED TOWARDS A SPECIFIC GROUP E.G RACE, RELIGION, NATIONALITY
RAWANDAN GENOCIDE
THE MASS KILLING OF TUTSIS, PERPETRATED BY HUTUS
TUTSI
TALLER THAN HUTU, LIGHTER SKIN, SMALLER GROUP, WEALTHIER & MORE EDUCATED
HUTU
MADE UP MAJORITY OF POPULATION, SHORTER THAN TUTSI, LESS EDUCATED & WEALTHY, THEY WERE LIKE PEASANTS AND SLAVES THAT WORKED ON THE LAND
DURATION OF RAWANDAN GENOCIDE
LASTED AROUND 100 DAYS WHICH STARTED ON 7 APRIL 1994 TO JULY 15
DEATHS IN RAWANDAN GENOCIDE
500,000 TO 1 MILLION DEATHS, 2/3 TUTSIS WERE KILLED, AROUND 2000 PPL WERE KILLED AT SCHOOLS
HISTORY OF TUTSI AND HUTUS & WHAT CAUSED IT
-BOTH TRIBES ARRIVED AROUND 700AD-1400AD
-BELGIANS TOOK OVER RAWANDA IN 1919 AND GAVE LEADERSHIP TO TUTSIS SINCE THEY WERE RACIALLY SUPERIER AND MORE EDUCATED
-BELGIUMS STARTED HATRED BETWEEN THE TRIBES
-IN 1960’S THERE WAS AN ELECTION AND HUTUS WON SINCE THERE WERE MORE PPL IN THEIR TRIBE
-MANY TUTSIS LEFT
-THE RPF-THE TUTSIS WHO FLED CAME BACK TO REGAIN POWER
RPF?
ROWANDAN PATRIOTIC FRONT
RAF?
SPECIAL FORCES THAT LIVED IN RAWANDA
WHAT CAUSED THE RAWANDAN GENOCIDE
JUVENAL HABYAIRMANA THE FORMER HUTU PRESIDENT OF RAWANDA WAS SHOT DOWN ON A PLANE, PRESSUMABLY BY TUTSIS
RTLM?
OFFICIAL RADIO TELEVISION OF RAWANDA AND HUTU PPL, IT OFTEN REFERED TO TUTSIS AS COCKAROACHES
WHAT DID UNITED NATIONS DO TO HELP TUTSIS
THEY SENT SOLDIERS TO PROTECT THE TUTSIS BUT ALSO TRIED TO MAINTAIN PEACE
UNAMIR?
UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR RAWANDA
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER HUTU PRESIDENT WAS KILLED
THE DAY AFTER PASSPORTS WERE CHECKED AND THOSE WHO WERE TUTSI GOT KILLED
HUTU SYMPATHISERS
THOSE THAT WERE HUTU THAT REFUSED TO KILL TUSTI WERE KILLED FOR BEING HUTU SYMPHASISERS
