Rwanda & Bosnia: Genocide, Institutions & Accountability — Drills · Grade 10 Social Studies
Chapter: Global Challenges & Historical InquiryWhat these drills covers
By the end of Rwanda & Bosnia: Genocide, Institutions & Accountability you should be able to:
- I can explain Rwanda through organized violence.
- I can explain a historical connection using relevant evidence and qualify the conclusion.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context, evidence, interpretation, genocide, safe area.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
Distinguish background, trigger, perpetrators, targets, and mechanisms. Categories did not make violence inevitable. Identify specific officials, militias, propaganda, and acts rather than assigning guilt or a fixed attitude to all Hutu people.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
Date the event and identify the responsible forces and targeted population. A safe-area designation did not establish effective protection. The crime’s documented character does not require treating denial as equally supported historical interpretation.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Compare evidence of warning, capacity, decisions, and consequences. Distinguish lack of information from refusal to act or inadequate resources. Evaluate particular responsibility without making a blanket claim that institutions can never prevent harm.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Identify what the finding establishes and which questions remain outside it. Accountability, acknowledgment, repair, prevention, and social recovery are different outcomes. A conviction does not itself restore every victim’s loss or end all community disagreement.