COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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That was the association’s true intention.
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King Leopold used the association to acquire his own private country and exploit native Africans and steal from them.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -King Leopold volunteered space in Brussels for the International African Association’s headquarters, and there were to be national committees of the association set up in all the participating countries, as well as an international committee.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The International Association of the Congo (French: Association internationale du Congo), also known as the International Congo Society, was an association founded on 17 November 1879 by Leopold II of Belgium to further his interests in the Congo.
Detailed explanation-4: -Association Internationale Africaine, English African International Association, a society of explorers, geographers, and philanthropists formed in September 1876 at the instigation of Leopold II, king of the Belgians, to “civilize” Central Africa.