Imperialism #4: History's Deadliest King
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About how many years ago did a Congolese chief lay out twigs to represent villagers who had been killed by Belgians?
Although the Belgians killed millions of men and women, they refused to kill African children.
Leaders from which continent divided up African land in the "Scramble for Africa"?
What % of land was colonized in the Scramble for Africa?
King Leopold forced the Congolese people to sign treaties handing over their land.
The area of central Africa that the Belgians acquired was 80 times larger than the entire country of Belgium.
Indigenous Congolese men were forced to harvest
Most Congolese people willingly cooperated with the Belgian demands for more rubber.
Because guns and ammunition were expensive, Belgian soldiers were told to cut off the
Facing pressure from activists around the world, King Leopold was forced to give up control of the Congo.
Even after King Leopold gave up his control of the Congo, the Congo tstill remained a Belgian colony.
When Congo declared independence in 1960, the country of Belgium gave its full support to the new leader Patrice Lumumba.
Around people are believed to have died during King Leopold's reign over Congo.