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Environmental Issues — Unit test

Question 17 • Online World History B

In Rwanda, genocide occurred because

Answer
A
the Hutu were a minority.
B
the Tutsi once held power.
C
Hutu leaders encouraged massacres.
D
Tutsis planned to assassinate leaders.

Explanation

The 1994 genocide in Rwanda was fueled and organized by extremist Hutu leaders, who encouraged and coordinated the mass killing of Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The correct choice is “Hutu leaders encouraged massacres.” The other choices do not explain the immediate role of the leaders who incited the genocide.

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