Indigenous Congolese men were forced to harvest _______, a product that was in high demand around the world due to new developments like the bicycle.
Question 8
8.
Question 9
9.
Because guns and ammunition were expensive, Belgian soldiers were told to cut off the _______ of anyone they killed to prove they weren't wasting bullets.
Question 10
10.
Question 11
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Question 12
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Question 13
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Around __________ people are believed to have died during King Leopold's reign over Congo.
About how many years ago did a Congolese chief lay out twigs to represent villagers who had been killed by Belgians?
100
400
200
300
Although the Belgians killed millions of men and women, they refused to kill African children.
True
False
Leaders from which continent divided up African land in the "Scramble for Africa"?
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East
What % of land was colonized in the Scramble for Africa?
90%
50%
10%
100%
King Leopold forced the Congolese people to sign treaties handing over their land.
True
False
The area of central Africa that the Belgians acquired was 80 times larger than the entire country of Belgium.
True
False
Most Congolese people willingly cooperated with the Belgian demands for more rubber.
True
False
Facing pressure from activists around the world, King Leopold was forced to give up control of the Congo.
True
False
Even after King Leopold gave up his control of the Congo, the Congo tstill remained a Belgian colony.
True
False
When Congo declared independence in 1960, the country of Belgium gave its full support to the new leader Patrice Lumumba.