HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1897, Belgian King Leopold brought 267 Congolese people to his country estate to display them in a mock African village-a practice referred to as a human zoo. Aimé Mpane remembers when he first saw the old statues.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ota Benga ( c. 1883 – March 20, 1916) was a Mbuti (Congo pygmy) man, known for being featured in an exhibit at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, and as a human zoo exhibit in 1906 at the Bronx Zoo.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ota Benga Exhibited at the Bronx Zoo In late August or early September 1906, Verner found a temporary home for Benga at the New York Zoological Park, also known as the Bronx Zoo, in New York City. Benga was lodged in the Monkey House, ostensibly to feed and care for the animals there.