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Jazmine Varela 9/20/10 Mr.Sterrett period 1

Rwanda Genocide What happen in the Rwanda was a genocide.The reason why the Rwanda was a genocide because it was a massive killing of the Tutis people by the Hutus.The estimation of the killings was 800,000 people.The Hutu people want to exterminate all the hutis people from all villages.

Before the genocide happen,Tutis people owned lands and the Hutu people worked on them.Belgians chose the Tutis to be priviledged and educated intermedians.The reason they chose them was because they were tall,land owners,Europeans looked at them as a aristocratic in apperance.When this happen to the Tutis as acting like aristocratic the Hutu felt like they were peasents.European colonial power introduced weapons and methods for waging war.The church told Hutus people to see themselves as opressed.So the Hutus people chosed armed resistance and by 1959 they stripped Tutis communities of thier lands.The government of Hutu forced internal conflict because they thought Tutis people killed their president.So then right there e began.

To start off my country the Rwanda relates to the genocide in many ways.My country was about two groups of people.Those two groups where Hutu and Tutis people.The Tutis people gotagainst the Hutu so they attacked them.The Hutu people wanted the Tutis people out completely.One of the main reason why the Rwanda related to the genocide was because there was a huge killing of people of a certain ethnicity group.

The 1st stage of the genocide is classification.Classification when one group of ethnicity,race,religion,and nationality is treated differently. (Stanton) In the Rwanda the Tutis people where treated differently even though the Hutu related to there ethnicity.Thus it does relate meet this stage beacuse Hutu wanted to get rid of the Tutis population.The second stage of the genocide is symbolization.Symbolization is when a name or symbol used to classify a group.In the Rwanda the Tutis didnt wear any classifcation like the jews did in the Holocaust a star of Davis.Thus in the Rwanda it didnt meet this stage because the Tutis didnt where anything to classify them.

The 3rd stage if the genocide is Dehumanization.Dehumanization is when one group treats another as of no longer human.In the Rwanda the Hutus attacked and treated the Tutis nonhuman and like animals.Thus it does meet this stage because the Hutu didnt care that the Tutis were sharing similar ethnicity as them.The 4th stage if the genocide is Organization.Organization is when groups of millions do massive killings and could also be refered as mobs.In the Rwanda there was about 800,000 estimated people killed.It realted to this stage because of so many Tutis people that had died.

The 5th stage of the genocide is Polarization.Polarization is basically when two groups are separated and cant have any social interaction.In the Rwanda people couldnt talk or help Tutis people because if they did they would suffer the same consequences as the Tutis did.It meets this stage because Tutis people wernt able able to contact anyone for help or anything.The 6th genocide was Preparation.Preparation are victims that are separated beacuse of thier race or religion.My country really didnt realte to this stage becuase they really didnt seperate them but put them in camps or just kill them where ever they where.Also becuase they got attacked in their town.

The 7th genocide is Extermination.Extermination is the massive killing of a group of people and the killers believe that the victims/people being killed where non human.My country related to this because up to one-million people died.This meets with this stage because the Hutu people killed lots of Tutis people.The 8th stage of the genocide is Denial.Denial is when the preprators deny that any sort of the genocide is going on and they destroyed the evidence to back up the denial.This related to the Rwanda because the Hutu where trying to hide the bodies or the bones.It does meet because the Hutu tryed to hide the evidence but they wernt able to.

What happen in the Rwanda was a genocide.The reason this was a genocide because it was the group that attacked the another group thinking they where nonhuman.Also theyre where lots of deaths of the Tutis people the Hutu killed.Another thing is that this genocide happen for a time period of 4 years.

Crystal Marroquin September 20, 2010 Mr. Sterrett Period 1 World History

Rwandan Genocide Have you ever heard anything about genocide? Genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. There have been many genocides over the years, one of many is the Rwandan genocide. What happened in Rwanda was a genocide. This occurred over the years of 1994- 2001. In Rwanda there are mostly two different groups. One group is called the Hutu and the other is called the Tutsis. The Tutsis were usually the one’s who own different lands. The Hutu’s tended to be the people who worked on their land. These two different groups lived and worked together. They got along very well until the Hutu’s didn’t want to be the one’s who worked on land, the one’s who were looked down on, and the one’s who didn’t have the best education. What really made the Hutu’s react was when the Rwandan president was assassinated. The Hutu’s were told that the Tutsi’s killed the president. So they immediately responded with war. These people killed innocent Tutsi women, children, and men for no good reason. About one million people past away during this time. I think what happened in Rwanda is a perfect example of genocide. Genocide is when there is a mass killing of a large group. All of a sudden the Hutu decided that the Tutsis did not deserve to live, so they started killing them. They killed them in public places like schools, churches, and just on the street outside their homes. So this would be the perfect match for the definition of genocide. The first stage of genocide is classification. Classification is when people are distinguished by their ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality. In this case it would be the Tutsi nation being separated from the Hutu nation. Rwanda does meet this stage of genocide because both these groups are separated throughout the war. The second stage of genocide is called symbolization. During symbolization different groups are forced to wear the symbol that represents their group. For example, Jews had to wear the yellow star and the Cambodian wore a blue scarf during war. I don’t think this stage applies to the Rwandan because they never wore any symbols representing their group. The third stage of genocide is dehumanization. Dehumanization is when one group treats another as if no longer a human, but less. In Rwanda the Hutu treat all of the Tutsis as if they were no longer humans. Rwanda does meet this stage of genocide because all the Hutu killed and did many cruel things to the Tutsi nation. The fourth stage of genocide is organization. Organization is the process where millions are placed in different groups to do mass killings. In Rwanda people are separated and then killed for no good or valid reason. In this case Rwanda does meet the stage of organization because many people were separated and killed during this genocide. The fifth stage of genocide is polarization. Polarization is basically when two groups are separated and can’t have any social interaction. In Rwanda the Hutu separate themselves from the Tutsi. They actually try to wipeout the entire Tutsi nation. Rwanda does meet the fifth stage of genocide because everything that happens during polarization occurred there. The sixth stage of genocide is preparation. Preparation is when victims are separated because of their race or religion. They are forced to wear identifying symbols. This did not happen in Rwanda. The Tutsi were separated from the rest of the population because the Hutu people were told they killed the Rwandan president, so it became their mission to wipeout all the Tutsis. The seventh stage of genocide is extermination. During extermination there is a mass killing of a group of people. The killers believe people/victims that are being killed are not fully human. The Hutu treat the Tutsis less than humans, they treat them more like animals. Rwanda does meet the seventh stage of genocide because all the Hutu kill or mistreat all the victims (Tutsis). The eighth stage of genocide is denial. Denial is when perpetrators deny any type of genocide is going on. They destroy evidence of genocide to back up their denial. In Rwanda many of the Hutu migrated to Congo after the genocide occurred. Many of the Hutu’s were proud of what they did to the Tutsis, but after some time went by they wouldn’t admit all the horrible things they did. Then later on along the years the Rwandan people (both Hutu and Tutsi) found themselves living amongst each other. What happened in Rwanda was genocide. What occurred in Rwanda was genocide because it applied to all eight stages. Unfortunately genocides are still happening now because some people think they could diminish a race, nation, religion, group, etc.

Gary Garcia 9/20/10 Mr. Sterrett Period 1 Rwandan Genocide Rwandan genocide was a mass murder between the Tutsis and the Hutus, in which the Tutsis were the target. What happened in Rwanda was a genocide. As European colonists moved in Tutsis began to behave like aristocrats, and Hutu began feeling like peasants. This change made the Hutus rebel, and begin to gain power. This change led to the beginning of the genocide. The Rwandan population consisted of Hutus and Tutsis, for years they shared language, culture, and nationality. European colonists settled in Rwanda and disturbed the peace between the Hutus and Tutsis, by choosing Tutsis to be aristocrats. Hutus were then seen as peasants. European missionaries have said to the Hutus to see themselves as oppressed ,or burdened with cruel or unjust impositions, this helped to inspire revolution. In 1956 the rebellion began. Hutus with Europe by their side gained power by 1959 and began taking Tutsis of their land. In 1933 Hutu leaders did not allow any involvement of the Tutsis in the government. A plane was shot down, on April 6, 1994, and of course the Hutus blamed it on the Tutsis. This is what was needed for the Hutus plan “Final Solution” to begin. After the Tutsis being accused of the murder of the president Hutu civilians were told to wipe the Tutsis out. This is when the genocide began. The Tutsis were being killed by neighbors, friends, and people they had known. 800,000 Tutsis were killed in a number of 100 days. After the genocide the Hutus denied what they have done. Rwanda is a clear definition of genocide. In the Rwandan genocide they are classified into two groups Hutus and Tutsis. The Hutus dehumanize the Tutsis and treat them as if they are not human. The Rwandan genocide was organized by the Hutus to exterminate the Tutsis. In the end the Hutus denied any sort of genocide ever happened. Rwanda was a genocide. The 1st stage of genocide is classification. Classification is when a group is categorized by their ethnicity, race, religion, and nationality. In the Rwandan genocide the two groups would be the Tutsis and the Hutus. Thus the Hutus and Tutsis are separated from the start of the war to the end of the war. The 2nd stage of genocide is symbolization. Symbolization is when they give names or symbols to the classifications or sometimes it is by color or dress. For example they made the Jews wear the yellow star of davis. In Rwanda it does not compare because they did not have to wear any kind of symbol. Thus the Hutus were not being symbolized by the Tutsis in the Rwandan genocide. The 3rd stage of genocide is dehumanization. Dehumanization is when one group treats another group as if no longer a human but lesser than a human. In Rwanda the Hutus treated the Tutsis as if they were non human. Thus Rwanda is dehumanization because the Hutus believed that the Tutsis were non human so they were killing Tutsis. The 4th stage of genocide is organization. Organization is when they organize a group of millions to do a mass killing. In Rwanda the Hutus organized the mass killing of the Tutsis in which many people died for no apparent reason. Thus the Hutus organized the mass killing against the Tutsis. The 5th stage of genocide is polarization. Polarization is when two groups are separated and can’t have any social interaction. To separate these groups they have security protection, traveling visa are denied, and messages are put all over the news. In Rwanda the Hutus and the Tutsis were separated and could not have any social interaction. The Hutus were the ones who wanted to separate themselves from the Tutsis, so they can kill them. Thus Rwanda had polarization because two groups were separated and could not have contact. They could not have contact because the Tutsis were the group being exterminated. The 6th stage of genocide is preparation. Preparation is when victims are separated because of race and religion, they are forced to wear identifying symbols and might even be sent to death camps. In Rwanda the Tutsis are separated because of their ethnicity. Thus Rwanda is considered preparation because it separates Tutsis and Hutus because of their ethnicity. The 7th stage of genocide is extermination. Extermination is when there is a mass killing of a group of people. The killers believe that the group being killed, are non human. In Rwanda the Hutus began to exterminate and kill all Tutsis. They did this because they believed the Tutsis were non human but less than human.Thus is considered extermination because the Hutus kill 800,000 Tutsis in 100 days. The 8th stage of genocide is denial. Denial is when the perpetrators deny that any sort of genocide is going on. They destroy the evidence of the genocide to back up there denial. In Rwanda the Hutus deny that they committed any sort of genocide. Thus denial of the Hutus clearly meets the stage of genocide “denial”. What happened in Rwanda was a genocide. It was a genocide because it has all the stages of genocide. There were two classified groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis. The Hutus dehumanize the Tutsis. One group of people the Hutus try to exterminate another group of people the Tutsis. The Hutus killed 800,000 Tutsis in 100 days. Then the Hutus deny any sort of genocide. Thus Rwanda genocide was a genocide.

Jose Magallanes September 20, 2010 Mr. Sterrett Period 1 World History Armenia Genocide Have you ever heard of the Armenia genocide? If you heard of the Holocaust, then the Armenia genocide is similar. Genocide is when a group of people try to eliminate another group’s population. For the Armenia genocide, it involved the Turkish Government and the Armenians. It’s genocide because people killed group of people and tried to eliminate them from the county. What happened in Armenia was genocide. The Armenia genocide took place in the Ottoman Empire. The massive killing took place in the years 1915-1916. The young Turkish government wanted to eliminate the Armenian’s. Within a year, the Turkish government had killed 2.5-3.0 million Armenians. The Turkish government said that the Armenian’s were sympathetic to the Russians because they were Christians. When the Turkish government would kill all these Armenia’s, they would build graves for the bodies and burry then. The Turkish officials had fled to Germany were they were offered asylum. Then a new government was formed in Turkey after World War I. Then by 1920, the new government was failing and was overthrown by more radical, nationalistic Muslim government. From 1920-1923, this government authorized more killing of the Armenian’s. This led to thousands of more deaths. The Armenia is genocide because it was a massive killing between a couple of years. Genocide is when a group wants to eliminate another group’s population. The Holocaust is an example of genocide. Hitler killed nearly 6.0 million Jews. The Turkish government only killed 2.5-3.0 million in a couple of years. This was happening during World War I. The first stage of genocide is classification. Classification is when people are classified based on ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality. In Armenia, the Armenian people were classified as Armenians. Thus making the genocide meet the requirements because the Armenians were considered a different race. The second stage of genocide is symbolization. Symbolization is when people have to wear something that identifies there race. For example, during the Holocaust, Jews were required to wear a yellow star so people could know they were a Jew. The Turkish government just made a group to go out and kill Armenian people. Thus making the genocide not meet the requirements because the Armenians were not symbolized but only classified. The third stage of genocide is dehumanization. Dehumanization is when a group treats another group as is no longer a human. In Armenia, the Armenians were divided into groups of trucks and were tied together. They were brought to the outskirts of their hometown and killed. Thus making the genocide meets the requirements because the Turkish governments were killing the Armenians in their hometown. The fourth stage of genocide is organization. Organization is when groups are organized to do massive killing. In Armenia, large amounts of Armenian men were arrested and were killed in their hometown. Thus making the genocide meets the requirements because groups were organized to get killed. The fifth stage of genocide is Polarization. Polarization is when people try driving two people apart by using propaganda. In Armenia, the government didn’t drive the groups apart. The government just wanted to kill the Armenian population. Thus making the genocide not meets its requirements because the Armenians were just killed not drove apart by propaganda. The sixth stage of genocide is preparation. Preparation is when people are separated because of race or religion. In Armenia, they were separated because of race. Thus making the genocide meets the requirements because they were separated because they were Armenian. The seventh stage of genocide is extermination. Extermination is the mass killing of a group of people. In Armenia, the Turkish government would send a group called death squads. The death squads would go to their homes and they would take them to their outskirts of their hometown and killed. Thus making the stage meets the requirements because the Armenians were killed and buried. The eighth stage of genocide is denial. Denial is when the perpetrators deny what they did was genocide. In Armenia, Turkish government had created a fog of denial. Thus making the genocide meets the requirement because the Turkish officials were denying what they had done was genocide. What happened was genocide. People were murdered and buried because of their race. Some genocide limited people rights and then they were killed. This proof shows that the Armenian genocide was in fact genocide because of race. Would you have your rights limited and then killed because of race? We all don’t want that to happen to use.

Yelda Quezada Mr.Sterrett World History Per. 1

Was what happened in Armenia a genocide? What happened in Armenia was genocide. The Armenian genocide was a devastating event where 1.5 million Christian Armenians lost their lives out of the 2.5 million -3 million Armenian population. This event was a tragic incident that will never be forgotten by the Armenians and the world. The Armenian genocide was conducted by the Young Turk government between (1915-1918). The Young Turk government wanted to demolish the Armenian population or race because the Armenian were of Christian faith and the Turks were Muslims for the Armenians, Christianity has been their state religion ever since one of their kings converted into Christianity in the 4th century. The Turks’ state religion is Islam after it was established in Arabia in the 7th century. Anyways, in 1915, hundreds of thousands of Armenians were forced out of their homes and massacred or forced to march into the desert until they died. The Ottoman government made use of new technology available by keeping in touch with the police stations with the use of telegraphs, and by the Istanbul Baghdad railway. A large amount of Armenians were stuffed into railway wagons and left in the middle of no where with any food, water or shelter. At the end, 1.5 million were of the 2.5 million population. What happened in Armenia is a lot similar to the word genocide in many ways. In Armenia, tens of thousands of Armenians were killed by the Turks and one of the meanings of genocide is the killing of members in a certain group. Also, in Armenia tens of thousands of Armenians were either tortured or massacred by the Turks, and genocide also means to cause serious bodily or mental harm to members of a certain group; in this case a religious group. The Armenian Christian leaders were executed publicly to intimidate the refugees and break their hope and faith, and genocide also means to deliberately inflict on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physically destruction in whole or in part. Lastly, many Armenian children were taken away from their families by the local Turks and forced to become Muslim, and another meaning of genocide is to forcibly transfer children of the group to another group. The first stage of genocide is classification. Classification is when there are groups based on; ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality to distinguish one another in a negative manner. In the Ottoman Empire, the Muslim Turks considered the Christian Armenians as “them” and themselves as “us” because of their differing religion. Thus, proving the Armenian genocide does meet the stage of classification. The second stage of genocide is symbolization. Symbolization is another way of grouping where symbols are used or names for ex. “Jews” or “Gypsies,” or when they are recognized by their clothing or color. In the Ottoman Empire, the Turks called the Turk Armenian “the Christians.” This proves that the Armenian genocide does meet the stage of symbolization. The third stage of genocide is dehumanization. Dehumanization is when one group treats another as if no longer human but less; an animal or a disease. In the Ottoman Empire, the Turks deported the Armenians to the desert and left them there to starve to death. They also denied the Armenians food, water, and shelter when they would ask. This proves that the Armenian genocide does meet the stage of dehumanization. The fourth stage of genocide is organization. Organization is when a country or state plans what they are going to do before they start their genocidal killings. Often, militias or special army units are involved in these plans, so they are trained and armed. In the Ottoman Empire, the Turks had come up with a plan to deport hundred of thousands of Armenians to the deserts of Mesopotamia and Syria, so they can die there. The Turks also made use of the technology that was available to them, showing that the genocide was done in a very organized manner. Thus, proving the Armenian genocide does meet the stage of organization. The fifth stage of genocide is polarization. Polarization is when extremists completely separate two groups apart by using propaganda. In the Ottoman Empire, the Young Turk Government drove apart the Muslim Turks from the Christian Armenians by discriminating and abusing the Armenians in public. The Armenian genocide does meet the stage of polarization. The following stage is preparation, which is the sixth stage of genocide. Preparation is when the people that are being persecuted are separated and identified because of their religion and ethnicity. They are often sent into concentration camps or left somewhere where there is no life and starved. Their property is also taken by the perpetrators. In the Ottoman Empire the Turks lead hundreds of thousands of Armenians to concentration camps and others were forced to march into the middle of Syria desert until they would die. Also, everything that was left behind by the Armenians was confiscated by the Turkish citizens including their business, wealth, and their homes. Thus the Armenian genocide does meet the stage of preparation. The seventh stage of genocide is extermination. Extermination is when there is a mass killing of a group of people and the killers believe that the people being are not human. In Armenia, the Armenians are being killed in large numbers by the Turks and massacred. The Armenians in concentration camps are also being killed. This proves the Armenian genocide does meet the stage of extermination. The eighth stage of genocide is denial. Denial is when the perpetrators deny that what they did was genocide. They also destroy the evidence of the genocide to back up their denial. In Armenia, the Turks deny that there was a genocide and state that what they only removed the Armenians from the east or the war zone. Thus, this proves the Armenian genocide does meet the stage of denial. What happened in Armenia was genocide because it went through the process of all the eight stages of genocide. What happened in Armenia was a mass killing of the Armenian population because the Turks were not in an accord with their Christian religion. This event will always lie in the hearts of the Armenians and will always remain them of whom they are and where they came from. This will never be forgotten but remembered by the world and those who lived that moment.