8. Boko Nigeria is a patchwork of ethnic groups divided in many ways including religion. In the last decade the terrorist group Boko Haram has emerged as a major presence in the country. To date they have killed more people than every other terrorist group combined. Their goal is to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria. The Nigerian government fights them with the Nigerian armed forces. 9. Rwanda 1994 The Tutsis and Hutus of Rwanda have had several conflicts over the past decades. Many resulting in large scale violence. The genocide of 1994 resulting from the death of the country’s president was the worst outbreak, however. The country was ruled by Belgium for many years after the Partition of Africa and the legacy of their rule led in large part to the conflict between the two groups. 10. The Congolese Civil War The Democratic Republic of Congo saw the largest war in recent world history and no one knew about it. Created at the Congress of Berlin, the nation was run by a private Belgian company owned entirely by King Leopold. From the late 1990’s to early 2000’s, as one political regime overthrew another the country’s ethnic groups engaged in widespread killing. Ultimately the death toll reached over 5 million. Rubric Content Area 0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 Centripetal and Discussion of Only 1 of each At least 2 of each At least 2 of each Centrifugal forces is missing kind of force kind of force is kind of force is Assessment or only mentions discussed. discussed. discussed. 1 or 2 of them by Analysis is only to Analysis is in Analysis of forces name identify them. depth but not shows depth of connected to the understanding conflict. and discusses its role in the conflict. Geographic Issues Discussion of Discusses only At least 2 political At 2 of each geographic issues one political and and 2 cultural kind of issue is is missing or only one cultural issues are discussed. mentions 1 or 2 geographic discusses. Analysis Analysis of forces by name. by name and in depth but not shows depth of definition. connected to the understanding conflict. and discusses its role in the conflict. History of Outbreaks of Identifies only 1 3 or more 3 or more Violence violence are not or 2 outbreaks of outbreaks are outbreaks are discussed or only violence by name identifies and identifies and 1 or 2 are only and date only. No discussed in discussed in mentioned by depth of detail. Connection detail. Shows name. discussion. to present clear connection
8. Boko Nigeria is a patchwork of ethnic groups divided in many ways including religion. In the last decade the terrorist group Boko Haram has emerged as a major presence in the country. To date they have killed more people than every other terrorist group combined. Their goal is to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria. The Nigerian government fights them with the Nigerian armed forces. 9. Rwanda 1994 The Tutsis and Hutus of Rwanda have had several conflicts over the past decades. Many resulting in large scale violence. The genocide of 1994 resulting from the death of the country’s president was the worst outbreak, however. The country was ruled by Belgium for many years after the Partition of Africa and the legacy of their rule led in large part to the conflict between the two groups. 10. The Congolese Civil War The Democratic Republic of Congo saw the largest war in recent world history and no one knew about it. Created at the Congress of Berlin, the nation was run by a private Belgian company owned entirely by King Leopold. From the late 1990’s to early 2000’s, as one political regime overthrew another the country’s ethnic groups engaged in widespread killing. Ultimately the death toll reached over 5 million. Rubric Content Area 0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 Centripetal and Centrifugal Assessment Discussion of forces is missing or only mentions 1 or 2 of them by name Only 1 of each kind of force discussed. Analysis is only to identify them. At least 2 of each kind of force is discussed. Analysis is in depth but not connected to the conflict. At least 2 of each kind of force is discussed. Analysis of forces shows depth of understanding and discusses its role in the conflict. Geographic Issues Discussion of geographic issues is missing or only mentions 1 or 2 by name. Discusses only one political and one cultural geographic by name and definition. At least 2 political and 2 cultural issues are discusses. Analysis in depth but not connected to the conflict. At 2 of each kind of issue is discussed. Analysis of forces shows depth of understanding and discusses its role in the conflict. History of Violence Outbreaks of violence are not discussed or only 1 or 2 are only mentioned by name. Identifies only 1 or 2 outbreaks of violence by name and date only. No depth of discussion. 3 or more outbreaks are identifies and discussed in detail. Connection to present 3 or more outbreaks are identifies and discussed in detail. Shows clear connection
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