Which two groups were involved in Rwanda's genocide, with one group targeting the other?

Which two groups were involved in Rwanda's genocide, with one group targeting the other?

• A. Hutus and Twa
• B. Tutsis and Europeans
• C. Hutus and Tutsis
• D. Rwandans and Burundians

Answer: (C)

The event tests your understanding of who carried out the genocide and who was targeted in Rwanda. In 1994, the Hutu majority carried out a systematic campaign against the Tutsi minority, with help from some government forces and militias. This violence was driven by long-standing ethnic tensions that had been intensified by colonial rule, which had previously favored the Tutsis and created divisions between the groups. After the president’s assassination, the Hutu-led authorities mobilized to annihilate the Tutsis and moderate Hutu targets, leading to a horrific massacre in a short period of time. So, the two groups involved are Hutus and Tutsis, with the Hutu group targeting the Tutsi group. The other options don’t fit because Europeans were not the two groups in this event, and Rwandans versus Burundians refer to different national groups rather than the specific internal groups involved in this genocide.

The event tests your understanding of who carried out the genocide and who was targeted in Rwanda. In 1994, the Hutu majority carried out a systematic campaign against the Tutsi minority, with help from some government forces and militias. This violence was driven by long-standing ethnic tensions that had been intensified by colonial rule, which had previously favored the Tutsis and created divisions between the groups. After the president’s assassination, the Hutu-led authorities mobilized to annihilate the Tutsis and moderate Hutu targets, leading to a horrific massacre in a short period of time.

So, the two groups involved are Hutus and Tutsis, with the Hutu group targeting the Tutsi group. The other options don’t fit because Europeans were not the two groups in this event, and Rwandans versus Burundians refer to different national groups rather than the specific internal groups involved in this genocide.