In 1994,mass Killings Occurred in Rwanda as Members of the Hutu

question 37

Multiple Choice

In 1994,mass killings occurred in Rwanda as members of the Hutu majority killed more than a million members of the Tutsi minority,many of them murdered with machetes.Although many Hutus later claimed that they were just trying to defend themselves,which of the following indicates that it was really genocide?

• A) There was often rape as well as murder during the conflict.
• B) The killings happened at an even faster rate than during the Holocaust.
• C) Many of the individuals who did the killing had stockpiled weapons earlier.
• D) There was a discussion at the highest levels of government about killing as many Tutsis as possible.

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