Decolonization and Genocide

A major goal of the Hutu-led regime in Rwanda in 1994 was to-

• Eliminate Tutsi minority

• Promote ethnic tolerance

• Align with the Soviet Union

• Strengthen ties with Belgium 

In the late 20th century, what problem was common to Rwanda, Darfur, Bosnia, and Kosovo?

• Disposal of dangerous nuclear waste

• Drought and severe famine

• Overcrowding of urban centers

• Instances of genocide

The names of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Kosovo, Darfur, Armenia, and Rwanda are all examples which demonstrate that-

• Genocide is an evil that is not limited to one time or place

• After the Holocaust, people have grown more tolerant of others

• National leaders are now afraid to commit politically motivated murders

• World leaders have no tolerance for further acts of genocide 

The boundaries of new African countries were often based upon what?

• existing tribal settlement patterns
  

• divisions imposed under European imperialism

• Mandates created by the United Nations
  

• Location of natural resources. 

A major goal of the Hutu-led regime in Rwanda in 1994 was to

• Elimination of Tutsi minority

• Promote ethnic tolerance
  

• Align with the Soviet Union

• Strengthen ties with Belgium

A major cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict was that in 1948 both groups

• Claimed sovereignty over the same land.
  

• believed the United States was on their side.
  

• wanted to control Mediterranean trade.

• Wanted the huge oil reserves in Israel.

Which of these groups was most successful in achieving national democratic reforms?

• Activists who supported Nelson Mandela in South Africa
  

• Protesters in Tiananman Square in Beijing.
  

• Revolutionaries who overthrew the shah of Iran.

• Muslim leaders in Pakistan.

Why are European languages spoken in Africa today? 

• Because of alliances made during WW I
  

• Because of colonization by Europeans
  

• Because the British defeated the Dutch and Afrikaners.

• Because the Congress of Vienna required it.