Which statement best describes how the united states reacted to Rwanda's genocide of the Tutsi people?

A. The united states withdrew troops from Rwanda before they coukd be effective.

B. The united states threatened to invade Rwanda if the genocide did not stop.

C. The united states failed to get involved in Rwanda when Tutsi people were being killed.

D. The united states killed Tutsi people while trying to stop the conflict.

C. The United States failed to get involved in Rwanda when Tutsi people were being killed.

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.

Another wrinkle to the story is that the United States, particularly through the CIA, was supporting the government of neighboring Uganda, which had been providing weapons to Tutsi rebels against the Hutu government in struggles that occurred prior to the genocide. The Ugandan-supported Tutsi rebels were the excuse the Hutus used for its campaign to wipe out the Tutsi minority in Rwanda.