HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Leopold II
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Henry Stanley
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Dr. Livingstone
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Cecil Rhodes
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Detailed explanation-1: -What were the techniques/strategies that Leopold used to get the resources out of the Congo? He killed millions of people to gain resources and money and treated people brutally. What impact did Leopold’s actions have on the Congo?
Detailed explanation-2: -Were King Leopold II’s imperialistic intentions valid? Explain. No, he did not do what he said his primary purpose was-to Christianize the native people and stop the slave trade. Instead, he exploited Africans for economic gains for Belgium.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1908, international pressure forced the king to turn the Congo Free State over to the country of Belgium. The newly named “Belgian Congo” remained a colony until the Democratic Republic of Congo gained its independence in 1960.