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Decolonization in Africa

Question 22 • Online World History B

The Rwandan genocide was a result of

Answer
A
an economic crisis resulting from corruption and failed crops.
B
ethnic tensions that had their roots in the period of Belgian rule.
C
election fraud that occurred soon after independence from Belgium.
D
conflict between two military leaders over control of the oil industry.

Explanation

The Rwandan genocide grew out of long-standing ethnic divisions between Hutu and Tutsi that were sharpened and institutionalized under Belgian colonial rule. Those tensions contributed to later political conflict and mass violence. The other choices describe causes that were not the central historical roots of the genocide.

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