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1b. Causes: Ethnic Tensions
Rwanda gained independence in July 1962, however in the following decade ethnic tensions increased into an armed conflict. How did ethnic tension increase in Rwanda after independence? What was the role...
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1a. Causes: Colonial legacy & economic situation
The Belgians colonial rulers of Rwanda had promoted the Tutsi as a superior race to the Hutu and offered Tutsi males an education, taught them French, and prepared them for jobs in the administration....
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1f. Impact: Social, ICT & RPF governments
On this page, you will consider the impact of the conflict and genocide in Rwanda in terms of its social, economic and political effects and the subsequent attempts to gain justice and reconciliation....
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1. Case Study 1: Rwanda (1990–1998) Free
During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, also known as 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in the east-central African nation of Rwanda murdered as many as 800,000...
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f. Impact of the Second World War on civilians
The Second World War saw civilians being impacted far more extensively than in the First World War. Not only did the new weaponry, such as bombing, bring the war directly to civilians, ordinary people...
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e. Nature of warfare: land, sea and air
This page examines in more detail the tactics used in the theatres of war: land, sea and air and the impact that each had on the final outcome of the war. What was the nature of war on land? Blitzkrieg...
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16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924–2000) Free
This topic covers the dramatic events in the Soviet Union from Stalin's establishment of a totalitarian state through economic and political stagnation to the collapse of Stalin's legacy in 1989 and...
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1d. Stalin - government and propaganda
Stalin set out to create his own cult of personality and amidst the chaos and trauma caused by his economic polices, the purges and the terror, propaganda further helped Stalin to maintain power. How...
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1. Stalin's rise to power and rule (1928 - 1941) Free
Following Lenin's death, Stalin was successful in securing the leadership of the Soviet Union. His polices were to lead to a radical transformation of the economy, causing severe hardship for the Soviet...
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June Blog: Windrush anniversary Free
This month sees the 75th Anniversary of the arrival of the ship HMT Empire Windrush. It docked in Tilbury, Essex, on 22 June 1948 carrying passengers from the Caribbean to fill labour shortages in the...