Crimes in Rwandan Genocide, the Algerian War, and the...

In the twentieth century there were many horrific events where civilians were sought out to be exploited in very violent manners. There were many conflicts that display this form of violence against humans in the twentieth century, but the 3 that stand out and best represent are the Rwandan Genocide, the Algerian War, along with the most horrific display of violence against civilians, the Holocaust. These 3 instances are geographically diverse as well as being 3 completely different forms of violent crimes carried out among civilians. This essay will show not only the different conflicts that took place but the variety of violent crimes taken out on the human race itself. The Rwandan Genocide which took place in Rwanda in the year 1994, took place because of the battle for power. The Hutu Government had been internally conflicted by the balance of power between the landowners themselves and the people that worked those lands. The first spark happened when the UN tried to negotiate a multi-party constitution, which had failed miserably. This was all due in part to the fact that the Hutu opposed any Tutsi involvement in the government. In that time the president of Rwanda was in a plane that was shot down most likely carried out and executed by the extremist, who happened to be on the side of the Hutu. This triggered everything that the Hutu had been planning for; their reign and terror of taking over Rwanda and overtaking the government of Rwanda was finally in full force.Show MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pages Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History Jack Metzgar, Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered Janis Appier, Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the LAPD Allen Hunter, ed., Rethinking the Cold War Eric Foner, ed., The New American History. Revised and Expanded Edition E SSAYS ON _ T WENTIETH- C ENTURY H ISTORY Edited by Michael Adas for the American Historical Association TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS PHILADELPHIA Temple