During the 1994 genocide in Rwanda,hate propaganda produced and distributed by the Hutu referred to Tutsis as cockroaches.This is an example of ______.
A)routinization
B)dehumanization
C)indoctrination
D)authorization

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Dehumanization involves referring to a group of people as non-human beings, which makes it easier for the perpetrators to justify violence against them. In the case of the Rwandan genocide, the Hutu referred to Tutsis as cockroaches, which effectively dehumanized them and made it easier for the Hutu to engage in mass slaughter.

During the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda,hate Propaganda Produced and Distributed