The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group (minority).
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How long did the genocide last?
100 days
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How many were killed?
800,000 - about 100,000 killed in the first two weeks
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How did the Hutus kill?
Massacre, used machetes and guns. Radio stations told Hutus to eliminate Tutsis. They killed 5x faster than the Nazis.
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Why was response so slow?
Many democrats around the world, particularly in the USA, refused to call the killings a 'genocide' as they would have to get involved. They didn't want to due to the 'Black Hawk' incident in Somalia the year before.
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What was Rwanda like before the Genocide?
Began in 1994, population of 7 million, of which 85% were Hutu and 14% were Tutsi
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What happened in Somalia in 1993?
American helicopter - 'Black Hawk' - shot down during the conlfict and the American soldiers were embarrassed and multilated.
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