Humanities Homework Help

• Describe the genocide in Rwanda, including events leading up to it. What were the major ethnic groups that were involved? What role did the French, Belgian, and US governments play? What challenges did Rwanda face in prosecuting genocidaires (persons involved in perpetrating genocide)? You may discuss the International Criminal Court for Rwanda and the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions as part of your response.

https://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/rwanda/index.htm#TopOfPage

3. What drove Slobodan Milosevic and Serbian nationalists to violence? In your answer you may discuss Van Arsdale’s description of camps inside of the former Yugoslavia, as well as ethnic cleansing that took place. What role did ethnic and religious differences play in the conflict? How might we prevent such outbreaks from occuring?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwChX2Ih91c

4. The title of Okonjo-Iwaela’s book is “Fighting Corruption is Dangerous.” What is so dangerous about fighting corruption? Describe the kind of corruption that Okonjo-Iwaela uncovered in her country. What did she do about it? What kind of resistance did she face in doing this kind of work?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ovdr7SdK_s