HISTORY
NEW NATIONS EMERGE
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Question
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Which of the following describes the way Belgium ruled the Belgian Congo?
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The Belgians ruled very harshly and took most of the natural resources
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The Belgians set up local governments and help them rule themselves
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The Belgians set up an economy based on free trade
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The Belgians offered plenty of social services to make sure the people of the Congo were taken care of
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mutilated Children From the Congo: Congolese children and wives whose fathers or husbands failed to meet rubber collection quotas were often punished by having their hands cut off.
Detailed explanation-2: -Belgian government of the territory was an uneasy mixture of indirect rule through existing chiefdoms, which were substantially remodeled to conform to the exigencies of colonial needs, and ridged and pervasive measures of social control.
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