Primary Sources: An Investigation Into Congo Colonialism, 1890

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Read the passage Primary Sources: An Investigation Into Congo Colonialism, 1890. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Primary Sources: An Investigation Into Congo Colonialism, 1890. Then answer the questions below.

Last updated 11 months ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

Read the passage Primary Sources: An Investigation Into Congo Colonialism, 1890. Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage Primary Sources: An Investigation Into Congo Colonialism, 1890. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

Which of the following statements BEST explains why this source affected public opinion in Europe?

It compares the situation in the Congo to life in the United States.

It quotes the inhabitants of the Congo directly.

The source was written by an expert in African culture.

It provided detailed first-hand testimony of colonialism in the Congo. 

Required

Question 2

a presentation of colonialism in Africa

a speech on political relations between the United States and Belgium

an essay about the experiences of African Americans after emancipation

a research project on the contributions of African Americans after the Civil War

a timeline of events leading to the colonization of the Congo

Required

Question 3

"I beg them to create an International Commission to investigate the charges herein in the name of humanity, constitutional government and Christian civilization."
"They often thirst for water when the season is dry, they are exposed to heat and rain, and they sleep upon damp and filthy decks."
"Your Majesty's government has spent nothing for educational purposes, nor created any practical system of industrialism."

Question 1

It compares the situation in the Congo to life in the United States.

It quotes the inhabitants of the Congo directly.

The source was written by an expert in African culture.

It provided detailed first-hand testimony of colonialism in the Congo. 

Question 2

a presentation of colonialism in Africa

a speech on political relations between the United States and Belgium

an essay about the experiences of African Americans after emancipation

a research project on the contributions of African Americans after the Civil War

a timeline of events leading to the colonization of the Congo

Question 3

"I beg them to create an International Commission to investigate the charges herein in the name of humanity, constitutional government and Christian civilization."
"They often thirst for water when the season is dry, they are exposed to heat and rain, and they sleep upon damp and filthy decks."
"Your Majesty's government has spent nothing for educational purposes, nor created any practical system of industrialism."