Congo Flashcards
What did King Leopold II of Belgium organise?
A expedition to the Congo led by the explorer Stanley
What did Congo have?
- rich in diamonds
- gold
- rubber
What did Leopold become in 1884?
A sovereign ruler of the Congo free state
How ere the people in the Congo used?
- Badly and cruelly treated
- had no say, how country was run or resources used
When was the Congo Free State taken over?
In 1908 by Belgium
Why was Leopold criticised?
- the way he treats Congo people
- he had to make changes
What did the Congo Reform Association had to prove?
- Leopold treated people cruelly
- photo’s were taken to prove this
What happen in 1960 in Congo?
- Become independent
- the Europeans felt scared of bloodshed
Why were the European countries able to colonise Africa so fast?
- Berlin Conference allowed 13 countries to colonise Africa
- These countries weapons were better
- Diseases such as small pox
According to the conference, what was the aim of colonisation?
- stop slavery
- convert tribes into christianity
What did it made it seem?
As though the colonising happen
How did the colonising happen?
- An European country would have arrived in a African Country
- They violently defeated the native people
- The native residents started working for the colonists
Where did the ship row materials to?
“Mother City”
What did the Mother Country received
profit and the african remained in poverty
What is land Expropriation?
When land is taken from the legitimate owners
