Britain<span> also needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to </span>tax<span> the </span>colonies<span>. They decided to require several kinds of </span>taxes <span>from the </span>colonists<span> to help pay for the French and Indian War.</span>
Martin Luther, O.S.A. was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507. He came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church; in particular, he disputed the view on indulgences.
Born: November 10, 1483, Eisleben, Germany
Died: February 18, 1546, Eisleben, Germany
Spouse: Katharina von Bora (m. 1525–1546)
He had 6 children.
Response: The events in Rwanda show that genocide can still happen, despite the impact of the Holocaust.
Explanation/context:
The genocide in Rwanda had arisen out of problems created by colonialism in that country. The Dutch colonial government had favored the Tutsi people over the Hutus. That played into the violence by Hutus against Tutsis when the Hutus came into power in Rwanda. When the genocide began to occur, the international community mostly did nothing. Bill Clinton, who was America's president at the time, refers to inaction toward the Rwanda situation as one of the greatest regrets of his presidency.
The Holocaust was an act of genocide, motivated by racial hatred of a people -- in that case, Jewish people. Similarly, the genocide in Rwanda was motivated by racial and ethnic hatred which had been inflamed by the way that Dutch colonial governors favored one tribal group over another based on a lighter shade of skin color.
