What are the origins of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict ?

1. What percentage of the population do the Tutsis make up? The Hutus? Who owns the majority of the land?
Tutsis Tutsis make up about 15 percent of Rwanda's population

2. How did the Belgians show favor toward the Tutsis?
they were helping them recieve taxes, they were also helping them economically

3. Why were identification cards later used for? How is this connected to the Holocaust?
to determine the people that were sent to a death camp and they were killed.
. If you were a freed slave or an indentured labourer in Mauritius, you had to carry a Card.

4. When did Hutus gain political power?
used ethnic tensions to preserve his own power. Hutu radicals, working with his group (and later against it), co-opted the Hamitic hypothesis, portraying the Tutsi as outsiders, invaders, and oppressors of Rwanda

5. Write two facts about the country of Rwanda.
Rwanda experienced Africa's worst genocide in modern times
atleasty 8000 tutsis have been brutally massacred during this time.

Understanding Genocide

1) Acts committed with intent or destroy, in whole or in part, national, ethical, racial or religious group.

2) Every human being- Arrogant thoughts, feelings of irritation, coldness, anger, envy, even indifference

Prejudice- 'What mattered about Vitya was that he was my trusted friend, not that he was Jewish.

3) 1904 NAMIBIA
1915 ARMENIA
1932 UKRAINE
the HOLOCAUST
1975 CAMBODIA
1982 GUATEMALA
1994 RWANDA
1995 BOSNIA

4) It is occuring in Darfu, Sudan.

Background to Hotel Rwanda

1) What are the two major groups in Rwanda?
- The hutu and the tutsi.
2) What group is considered "superior?" Why?
- The tutsi's because they had lighter skin and there features were european.
3) How was this group treated better?
- the beligions were offering them better jobs, housing, and better food.
4) How long did the genocide last? How many people were killed during this time?
- It went on since 1959 to 1994 and 200,000 people were killed.
5) Define genocide.
- the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

Gang Statistics

1) As of 2009, approximately how many active gang members are there in the US?
- 1 million
2) What percentage of gang members are under the age of 18?
Consider - why do you think this number is so high?
- 40 percent
3) Out of the boys who have been in juvenille hall, what is the ratio of them that have some type of gang affiliation?
- 9 out of 10
4) When female gang members are arrested, what are their crimes usually for?
- drug use, larceny, petty theft, status offenses or domestic issues
5) What percentage of female gang members have been sexually abused?
- 70 percent

It’s a dead end in MS-13

* Beginning of article
- This article talks these gang members from MS-13 doing there job in the gang.
* One way ride
- This article talks about how once your in the gang you die either in the gang or trying to get out.
* Life is cheap
- This artilce talks about how people will get shot for no reason.
* A deadly dis
- This article talks about how it is a gamble being in MS-13.
* No way out
- This article talks about how once your in the gang you can't get out you live and die for MS-13.

Mara Salvatrucha Background Information

1. In 1-2 sentences, describe the origins/history of Mara Salvatrucha.
-They were originally founded in Los Angeles CA, they were then organized in El Salvador.
They are a gang that want Revenge from life and kill people brutally beating them.
2. How has deportation of illegal immigrants contributed to the growing numbers of Mara Salvatrucha?
-The people or Members that got arrested and deported then recruit and make a bigger piece of that gang.
People that have been deported also get mad and they release a rage together that runs the streets filled with blood and dead bodies.
3. Discuss TWO of the publicized crimes. What happened? What was the effect
-The girl who they mentioned was killed because she ionformed the FBI about some of the Activivities that they did as a Gang.

Burgeoning gangs behind up to 80% of crime

1. How many gang members are there in the US?
- 1 million people
2. In how many states is MS13 active?
- 42 states
3. Summarize gang activity in Omaha, Nashville, and Maryland.
- There were 13 poeple who got caught for a murder and they all pleaded gilty but they flead to maryland before the got caught.