Genocide Part 4

1. In what ways did genocide impact the development of the "developing" country?
There was no government to run hospitals, schools, shelters, food programs, or factories. Public utilities like telephones, electricity and water were not usable.

2. Where does the rebuilding of a country shattered by genocide begin? What can the people do? What can the government do? What can the international community do?
They first rebuilt a government, then they rebuilt education, health, and economic systems in the years after. People can't do much they just need to try and do as much as possible on their own. The government is doing what it can by creating, schools and hospitals and such.

3. How can justice be found in post-genocide Rwanda?
Justice can be found by making legal punishments and prosecution for the people who are responsible for the genocide.

4. Which can bring justice to the people of Rwanda more effectively - international courts or community courts? Explain.
I think that community courts can bring more justice to Rwanda because the punishments would be more like prosecution which would give some people closure and these people would no longer be apart of the community.

Genocide Part 3

1. When did UN officials receive warning about the genocide?
They received warning 3 months before the genocide.

2. Besides the warning given by one of the planners, what were other warning signs of the genocide?
The training of militia men was conducted openly, and the perpetrators of the genocide distributed weapons openly.

3. How did state-sponsored propaganda present the Tutsi group?
As evil and manipulative people. They were called cockroaches and snakes. All they wanted was to regain power and return Rwanda to a country that mistreated Hutus.

4. What prevented the international community from calling the violence in Rwanda "genocide"? What would have happened if they had?
After the holocaust they made an agreement which said that a genocide would never happen again. If they had called it a genocide the U.S. would have been in big trouble.

5. Once the international community withdrew its troops, what did the militia decide to do?
The militia decided to intensify the genocide, targeting resisters and officials who apposed the genocide.

6. Who does President Clinton say must share responsibility for the genocide?
The International community and nations in Africa.

Valentina's Genocide Experience

1. Imagine that you were Valentina. What would you do or say if you were confronted by Bagaruka in the village after the genocide?
I would kick and scream and probably take my anger out on him.

2. Put yourself in the shoes of Denis Bagaruka. How could you kill all of these innocent people? What would you have to do to create a mindset that would make it possible for you to murder innocent women, men, and children?
I would have to do it all in anger. My mindset would be revenge for what has happened to my friends and family.

3. What kind of punishment Bagaruka be given?
He should be given an execution or a jail sentence for life.

4. Try to put yourself in Valentina's shoes. It is three years after the end of the genocide. In what ways does the genocide stil impact your daily life?
She can not use her hand because of the machete damage. She has to remember all of those things that happened. She still has no mother or father or brother. And two big scars on the back of her head from more machete marks.

Hutus and Tutsis Questions

1. Why did the Belgians create a rigid system of racial classification?
Because the Belgians wanted to have control and for them to be more superior.

2. Which group of people did the Belgians think were a superior group? Why did they think they were a superior group?
The Tutsis because they were more white looking.

3. Which group declared an independent republic in 1959?
Hutus.

4. What was the name of the first Hutu president?
Gregwacayabanda

5. Did the Hutu leadership end the system of racial classification?
No it did not, they just reversed it.

Caste System

In the caste system of India if you are an untouchable, you will always be an untouchable. In the India caste system their is no moving from different classes. Once you are in a class that is the class you will be in for your whole life. As soon as you are born you are put into a class. The classes are Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Kshudras, and the Dalet. The Brahmins are the highest class. They are mostly made up of priests and teachers. The Kshatriyas are the 2nd highest class and they are made up of warriors and militaries. Vaisyas are the upper middle class or 3rd class and they are made up of the businesses and the communities. The Kshudras are the lower middle class or the 4th and they are made up of servants. The last class and the poorest are the Dalet AKA the untouchables. The little children won't even go near them because they may get "infected". These people are very close to homeless and have no money.

Middle East Video Part 2

What sources of tension, new and old, in the Middle East are revealed by the movie?

Their is a new revolt going on the Arab Spring this is called. This is happening in Bahrain. They are protesting against their dictator. These protesters are being tortured or sexually harassed. They want democracy and they expect the United States to help them get it. But we are friends with their dictator so he says no because he doesn’t want to get on the wrong side of their dictator. But if we don’t like the dictator of another country that is harassing another country we will just jump right in and start a war. 

The Saudi Arabian troops helped squash the revolt. And they helped the government stay the same and not have big changes with these protesters. The government wrecked the church’s of the Shiite muslims. We have a lot of U.S troops on that island and with all of this kidnapping and harassment going on they except some of this to be stopped by the U.S but we are doing nothing.  

Middle East Video

What source of tension, new and old, in the Middle East are revealed by the film? 

Libya wants Gaddafi to leave and to die. They want them to leave their country and their people alone. In Libya their are recruiting young men. Their are showing them how to fire a gun, most of them have never even fired a gun. All of these people fighting for the rebel cause aren’t necessary happy with the U.S government, but they still fight with the rebels. United States has global responsibilities around the world. They need to keep global economy the same and not make decisions that will change that. 

Every time a tanker comes in there are tanker watchers. There is now and industry of tanker watching. As they were leaving when told to leave there was a gun fight at the gate. After being told many times by the rebels that there has been no oil being exported they went to a president of an oil company. 

A lot of politicians say that we should have looked over the ups and downs of this situation more than we did. We did not think of the other countries involved as much as we should have.