How did colonization work? DBQ Case Study King Leopold II in the Congo
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How did colonization work? Case Study King Leopold II in the Congo
Essential Question: What was the impact of European colonization and imperialism on the world?
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Belgium is a small country in the north of Europe. It was ruled by King Leopold II from 1865 to 1909. His actions in Africa were greedy and cruel. Many European countries wanted to colonize distant parts of the world in order to exploit the resources and "civilize" the inhabitants of these less-developed countries. Leopold's cruel, greedy activities in the current Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi continue to affect the welfare of these countries today.
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Source 1: An Investigation Into Congo Colonialism, 1890 By George Washington Williams
Source 2: Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad, Published: 1902
Source 3: DR Congo: Cursed by its natural wealth By Dan Snow with the BBC
Source 4: King Leopold’s choking grip on the Congolese as shown in a 1906 Punch cartoon.
Source 5: Origin of Source: King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild (1998)
Source 6: “Report from his majesty’s consul at Boma respecting the administration at the Independent State of the Congo” by Roger David Casement (1904)
At the end of the activity using 3 sources students will explain how colonization worked
