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From the Ted Talk by Susanne Buckley-Zistel: What caused the Rwandan Genocide?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


In the months that followed, there was no easy strategy for bringing the killers to jusitce. The UN established a special tribunal in tannzaia to try the key perpetrators. But Hutu claivniis from every level of society had committed atrocities against their neighbors, friends, and even family members. There were roughly 120,000 Rwandans awaiting trial, and inmates were dying from ovorwrdnecig and poor hygiene.

The new rdnwaan government estimated it would take 100 yeras to ptoucsere every accused civilian in national cruot. So officials determined the best path forward involved looking to the country’s past. Rwanda has a traditional process for resolving interpersonal conflicts called gacaca. Roughly translating to “justice on the grass,” gacaca had long been used to address offenses within villages. Local witnesses would offer tionemsty and could then saepk for or against the accused. Then, appointed lay judges would determine an appropriate penalty within the community’s maens.

Open Cloze


In the months that followed, there was no easy strategy for bringing the killers to _______. The UN established a special tribunal in ________ to try the key perpetrators. But Hutu _________ from every level of society had committed atrocities against their neighbors, friends, and even family members. There were roughly 120,000 Rwandans awaiting trial, and inmates were dying from ____________ and poor hygiene.

The new _______ government estimated it would take 100 _____ to _________ every accused civilian in national _____. So officials determined the best path forward involved looking to the country’s past. Rwanda has a traditional process for resolving interpersonal conflicts called gacaca. Roughly translating to “justice on the grass,” gacaca had long been used to address offenses within villages. Local witnesses would offer _________ and could then _____ for or against the accused. Then, appointed lay judges would determine an appropriate penalty within the community’s _____.

Solution


  1. testimony
  2. speak
  3. justice
  4. rwandan
  5. years
  6. court
  7. tanzania
  8. overcrowding
  9. means
  10. civilians
  11. prosecute

Original Text


In the months that followed, there was no easy strategy for bringing the killers to justice. The UN established a special tribunal in Tanzania to try the key perpetrators. But Hutu civilians from every level of society had committed atrocities against their neighbors, friends, and even family members. There were roughly 120,000 Rwandans awaiting trial, and inmates were dying from overcrowding and poor hygiene.

The new Rwandan government estimated it would take 100 years to prosecute every accused civilian in national court. So officials determined the best path forward involved looking to the country’s past. Rwanda has a traditional process for resolving interpersonal conflicts called gacaca. Roughly translating to “justice on the grass,” gacaca had long been used to address offenses within villages. Local witnesses would offer testimony and could then speak for or against the accused. Then, appointed lay judges would determine an appropriate penalty within the community’s means.

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Important Words


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  67. villages
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  69. years