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AP Success - AP World History: Historical View of Rwandan Genocide

Source 1

"Almost immediately after President Habyarimana was killed, in Kigali the Presidential Guard began the systematic execution of prominent Tutsi and moderate Hutus sympathetic to reconciliation. Multiple sources indicate that the violence by the Presidential Guard and various youth militias was not spontaneous, but was directed by high-level officials within the interim government. It appeals that, in addition to the random massacres of Tutsis by Hutu militias and individuals, there is an organized, parallel effort of genocide being implemented by the army to destroy the leadership of the Tutsi community . . . It continues to rate out of control."

Rwanda: The Rwandan Patriotic Front's Offensive, Key Judgements, 9 May 1994

Question 1

Multiple choice

According to the source, what was the immediate trigger for the systematic executions that began in Kigali?

Question 2

Multiple choice

The source describes the violence perpetrated by the Presidential Guard and youth militias as:

Question 3

Multiple choice

What does the source suggest about the nature of the violence against the Tutsi community?

Question 4

Multiple choice

The term 'parallel effort' in the source most likely indicates that:

Question 5

Multiple choice

The source's description of the violence as 'rating out of control' implies that:

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