Online Rwanda and Sudan Activities
Rwandan Genocide Timeline: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/etc/cron.html
Click on the text version of the timeline to help you answer the following questions:
1. What ethnic group is being targeted and killed?
2. By day 4 of the Crisis in Rwanda how many people are dead?
3. By day 4 who is being evacuated from the country?
4. On what day of the crisis do Belgium troops leave Rwanda?
5. What month and day do French forces set up safe areas in Rwanda?
6. What country do the Hutu government leaders flee too?
7. After 100 days, how many people are estimated to have died?
Washington Post Interactive Page: Sudan In Crisis http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/sudan/
1st click on on +more under the Darfur Tragedy
Click on Darfur Crisis in the top lefthand corner of page. Play the slide show and listen to the background information. (Use headphones!)
Click on the Timeline at the bottom of the page to help you answer the following questions:
8. What year does Sudan gain independence and from whom?
9. What year is oil discovered and by what company?
10. What year was Islamic Law reinstated in Sudan?
11. Why does the US cut aid to Sudan?
12. When does Sudan begin exporting oil?
13. When does the US government officially declare a genocide in Sudan?
Use/click the Map Key on the bottom left of the page to help you use the interactive map and answer the following questions:
14. In what region of Sudan do most Arabic speakers live?
15. What region of Sudan has the most concentration of different tribes?
16. What is the major river running through Sudan?
17. Where are most oil fields located in Sudan?
18. In what direction do the oil pipelines run?
19. What part of Sudan has access to transportation by railroad?
20. Where are most refugee camps located? Why is that?
21. What is the gross domestic income per person in Sudan?