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
What happend to African population?
- did not benefit from the raw materials, which were sold to overseas markets
- We refer to an unequal distribution of wealth
What was the Africa’s population?
- labours
- unable to be self sufficient
What does self sufficient mean?
When they work and look after themselves
provide fro themselves
What was the africans tradition and cultures viewed as?
- Subordinate
- This means that there is discrimination against a specific race / races
What is Africa now?
- Independant
- but still suffering from the legacy of colonisation
What were brought to the colonies?
- Roads
- Railways
- Bridges
- Harbours
- Electricity
- Hospitals
- Technologies
- Education
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Why gold is valuable and currency9
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How gold is mined and ore5
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Migrant Workers6
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Increase burden of women in the reserves4
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Anti-Indian Legislation5
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Forms of labour resistance3
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Scramble of Africa4
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Berlin Conference10
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Congo21
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Ashanti Kingdom don't have to study13
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The mineral revolution3
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The randlords4
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Britain4
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