How Did Germany Colonize

Rwanda was colonized by the Germans in 1916. Germany colonized Rwanda for their interest in the anthropological method. The anthropological method was the splitting up of two ethnic groups into masters or leaders and workers. These two ethnic groups were the Tutsi who were the masters and the Hutu who were the workers. Tutsi people had different physical features from the Hutu people. The Tutsi had high foreheads, long thin noses, and a tall slim bodies, whereas the Hutu had flat noses, large protruding foreheads, and a shorter, stockier build. These varied physical characteristics split them up into two different groups. Also, it was a commonly held belief that the Tutsi not only looked different, but they were actually considered better human beings than the Hutu.

When Germany colonized Rwanda the Tutsi people were not happy. Tutsi in the past (before colonization) had people working for them. Now that they were colonized they no longer were the masters with workers doing all the labor for them. Once the Hutu no longer had to obey rules by the Tutsi, they were very frustrated for all the years of work they were forced to do. This lead up to Hutu people beating and killing their once Tutsi masters. The Hutu were very happy
King Mwambutsa scrapped the legislature before it could come together. Once that happened, the army revolted. The army coup was then destroyed by Tutsi officers. King Mwambutsa IV ran away from the country and his son Ntare V gained all power over the country. He had risen to the top, he was the new king. Micombero, the President of Burundi then fired Ntare and ordered in counter attacks that resulted in many deaths. 5,000 Hutu died during that attack. After their counter attack Micombero set up the "Government of Public Safety" which of course helped their government be more safe. Micombero was then the head of the