Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Second Conquest

As missionaries from Belgium traveled to the Belgian Congo to give education and peace, they were shocked and disturbed by their surroundings and how evil Leopold’s rule was to the Africans. (D) In 1908, Congo was transferred to Belgium, and was renamed to The Belgium Congo. (C) The Belgian rule was more peaceful and diplomatic to the natives. For the next 50 years, Belgium colonized the Congo, still, however, collected the raw materials and its profits from the Congo. (C) 

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