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Contemporary American Society: The Late 20th Century — Test

Question 15 • United States History and Geography

Why did President Clinton apologize while touring Rwanda in 1998?

Answer
A
The United States had withdrawn troops from Rwanda before they could be effective.
B
The United States had threatened to invade Rwanda if genocide wasn’t stopped.
C
The United States had failed to intervene in Rwanda when Tutsi people were killed.
D
The United States had killed Tutsi people while trying to stop the conflict in Rwanda.

Explanation

In 1998, President Clinton apologized for the failure of the United States and other countries to act during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Around 800,000 people, mostly Tutsi, were killed. The apology addressed the lack of intervention, not U.S. troops killing people or threatening to invade, so the correct choice is C: the United States had failed to intervene when Tutsi people were killed.

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