Key concepts nov 15 Flashcards
Who was King Leopold?
The leader of Belgium
What did King Leopold do?
He tried to buy the phillipines from spain but couldn’t so he started to talk about looking for “unclaimed land”
Who worked with King LeoPold?
Stanley worked for him as his “man on the ground” essentially explored for him
Where did Stanley go and why?
He went to africa because he has already been there.
What was king leopold looking for?
Ivory and Rubber
How did they take control of Congo?
Bought land with goods and got them to sign legal documents.
What made it easier to transport goods (rifles) to congo:?
Steamboats
Did the locals like stanley?
No, they called him a tyrant because he used whips and used words like volunteer instead of slave
How did they obtain rubber from congo?
They went into the forest and got native people from congo to harvest it for them by taking hostages
What did he do with the rubber?
Built monuments and railroads.
What was ED Morell role?
He exposed King by finding guns and ammo going to congo and the enormous amounts of rubber not reports as well as proof of slavery.
What were the 4 types of murder that was used by king leopold in congo?
Murder, Starvation, Rubber slavery, disease ex small pox
What did leopold do to try and stop the exposure?
Set of a commity of colleagues to investigate him, and burned documents.
Who took over after Leopold?
LaMomba
Who killed LaMomba and why
We don’t know, but he was a threat to the US and was murdered
Who was the person after LaMomba who took over?
Mombutu in 1997 and he was corrupt
What does low population density and high state capacity lead to?
A weak state because it costs a lot to enforce rules because of the dispersity of the people.
What was the name of the Article Hochschild wrote?
King Leopold Ghost
Who colonized india that was a company?
British east india company
How did a company take control of india?
They established trading posts and queen elizabeth monopolized the import of exotic goods and this lasted till 1858. And the also maintained a standard military.
Who was the british east india company loyal to?
Their shareholders
Who led non violent resistance in india?
Gandhi
What was the tactics used in the non violent protests?
Salt marches, he produced salt from the sea to defy the british gov.
What happened since india gained independance
Economy has been growing rapidly since 1980s
Who ruled after independance was gained by india?
Nehru, for 17 years. 1947-1964.
Who belonged to the congress party?
Ganhi and Nehru.
Who ruled after Nehru?
His daughter, she terminated democracy. was not liked by business community.
What happened in 1975 in india?
Nehru daughter issued emergency declaration because she felt threatened politically
Who was the leader in 1980?
Nehru daugter, and she switched her views to be more to the right and was killed in 1984.
What is the BJP?
Right wing party with hindu aspects.
