The Tutsi and Hutu Originally Considered Themselves a Single Group

Multiple Choice

The Tutsi and Hutu originally considered themselves a single group of people differing primarily by occupation; however, the Belgium colonial administration began treating the pastoral Tutsi people as different from and superior to the Hutu farmers. Eventually, these two groups of people also began to see each other as different, which led to a terrible genocide. This was set in motion by the promotion of misinformation about the Tutsi, accomplished by those in a position of power, who are called ________.

A) negotiators
B) racists
C) identity entrepreneurs
D) ethnic cleansers