Social 20-2
Chapter 10
Film Study
Shake Hands With the Devil
Issue: Peacekeeping and Internationalism
Through this movie we will gain a better understanding of the challenges of peacekeeping.
The setting for the movie is Rwanda. Belgium colonizes Rwanda in 1916. The Belgium government issue identity cards that identify the individual as either Hutu or Tutsi. The Tutsis are given preferential treatment – better education, better jobs and more power. In 1959, Rwanda gains independence. The Hutus rebelled and took over the government. The Tutsis took refuge in neighbouring countries. In 1990 Tutsi multinational force invaded from Uganda. French troops became involved and a treaty was signed in 1993. The UN sends a peacekeeping force to maintain the peace while the provisional government sets up a more permanent structure on which to be governed.
Chapter 10 examines the benefits and challenges of participating in international organizations.
Peacekeeping is an especially difficult task to carry out. Troops taking part in peacekeeping missions must follow these guidelines:
Consent – peacekeepers must respect the sovereignty of the host country
Impartiality – peacekeepers must not take sides
Self-defence – peacekeepers may use force only to defend themselves
As you watch the movie “Shake Hands with the Devil” answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper.
1. What does UNAMIR stand for? (1 mark)
2. When General Romeo Dallaire briefs his troops at the beginning of the mission, what guidelines does he give his troops? (3 marks)
3. What group do the men wearing the blue wigs belong to? (1 mark)
4. What does DMZ stand for? (1 mark)
5. What does the patrol find south of the DMZ? (1mark)
6. Who are the RPF? (1 mark)
7. What does ‘Jean-Pierre’ tell the soldier? (2 marks)
8. What was ‘Jean-Pierre’ supposed to do? (1mark)
9. What does ‘Jean-Pierre’ want in return for his information? (1 mark)
10. What was Resolution 909? (2 marks)
11. “You are there to keep the peace, not make it.” What does this mean? Who was this said to? (3 marks)
12. When General Dallaire called the UN, they said to him, “We also want you to find ways of reducing costs.” What do you think the UN are implying with this statement? (2 marks)
13. When did the President’s plane crash? What events did this trigger? (3 marks)
14. What happens when the Rwandan Army approaches the UN forces guarding Prime Minister Agthe’s home? (4 marks)
15. What does General Dallaire see when he goes through the military college to find Colonel Bagosora? (2 marks)
16. General Dallaire requests more assistance from UN headquarters, what is their response? (1 mark)
17. How does the US diplomat respond to General Dallaire’s request for two battalions of US Marines to help protect the refugees? (2 marks)
18. General Dallaire informs the UN of the genocide that is happening, how do they respond? (2 marks)
19. When General Dalliare refuses to follow the order to withdraw, how does the UN react? (3 marks)
20. If the world admitted that a genocide was happening in Rwanda, what would they be compelled to do? (2 marks)
21. What does General Dallaire witness to make him realize that he has seen too much? (1 mark)
22. How many people did the efforts of General Dallaire and UNAMIR save? (1 mark)
Total Mark Value: /40