ethnic cleansing in central africa Flashcards
1
Q
why are there ethnic cleansisng in africa
A
present day boundaries dont match boundaries of ethnic groups
2
Q
why dont the boundaries match up
A
in the 19-20 century , european countries carved up continent into colonies with little regard for distribution of ethnicities
3
Q
ethnicities in africa are commonly callesd
A
tribes
4
Q
hutus vs tutsis
A
tutis took control over rwanda and made hutus their serfs
rwanda became colony of germany 1899
independence of rwanda 1962 and hutus are allowed to vote=since they are majority, they win elections
they kill many tutsis (ethnic cleansing)
tutsis lauch successful counter attack
5
Q
hutus
A
farmers
6
Q
tutsis
A
cattle herders
