SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Establish prosperity and free trade for the Congolese people
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Ending the Islamic slave trade in the area
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Advancing the livelihoods of the Congolese people
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The king’s stated goal was to bring civilization to the people of the Congo, an enormous region in Central Africa. (Believing one people is more civilized than another is wrong.) Leopold’s reign over the Congo Free State, however, has become infamous for its brutality.
Detailed explanation-2: -Leopold II implemented a forced-labour system in the Congo that was quickly copied by other European colonial powers. This brutal practice was a catastrophe for the population of the Congo, and Leopold was eventually forced to give up his hold on the colony.
Detailed explanation-3: -Demise of Congo Free State, 1908. Following reports of mistreatment of native peoples that provoked international outrage, the Congo Free State was annexed as a colony by Belgium on November 15, 1908, which ended its existence as an independent sovereign state.
Detailed explanation-4: -Leopold claimed that his primary motive in establishing the colony was to abolish the slave trade. However, the Congolese were brutally treated. They were forced to build a railroad & collect ivory & rubber. As many as 10 million Congolese died between 1880 and 1910.