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| king leopold ii definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | king of belgium (r. 1865-1909). he was active in encouraging the exploration of central africa and became the ruler of the congo free state (to 1908). (p. 732) | 9 sets | |
| 2 | king of belgium (r. 1865-1909). he was active in encouraging the exploration of central africa and became the ruler of the congo free state (to 1908). | 5 sets | |
| 3 | the belgian king who opened up the african interior to european trade along the congo river and by 1884 controlled the area known as the congo free state | 2 sets | |
| 4 | king of belgium who conquered congo | 2 sets | |
| 5 | king of belgium who took over modern day congo; used locals as slaves on rubber plantations | 2 sets | |
| 6 | king of belgium | 1 set | |
| 7 | late 19th | 1 set | |
| 8 | from belgium, wanted to exploit congo and extract rubber | 1 set | |
| 9 | king of belgium. acting as a private citizen, carved out a personal colony of 900,000 square miles. | 1 set | |
| 10 | laid claim to congo basin for belgian interests only | 1 set | |
| 11 | king of belgium. he was active in encouraging the exploration of central africa and became the ruler of the congo free state. | 1 set | |
| 12 | the belgian king who opened up the african interior to european trade along the congo river and by 1884 controlled the area known as the congo free state. | 1 set | |
| 13 | (1835-1909) king of belgium (r. 1865-1909). he was active in encouraging the exploration of central africa and became the ruler of the congo free state (to 1908). | 1 set | |
| 14 | western and equatorial africa 1750-1914 | 1 set | |
| 15 | belgian, bought congo as a private citizen, bad imperialism | 1 set | |
| 16 | belgian king, acquired congo, exploited for political and personal benefit | 1 set | |
| 17 | hired stanley to explore the congo and arrange trade treaties; britain, france, & germany pressed rival claims to the region; dreamed of conquest & profit but spoke of a civilizing mission | 1 set | |
| 18 | the belgian king who opened up the the african interior to european trade along the congo river and by 1884 controlled the area known as the congo free state | 1 set | |
| 19 | brutally exploited africans-millions die. belgian government took colony away from leopold. | 1 set | |
| 20 | king of belgium who hired stanley livingstone to explore the congo river basin - set off a "scramble for africa" by other european countries | 1 set | |
| 21 | belgian king, who said he wanted to help africans but really only wanted profit, his activity in the congo set off the euro scramble for control of african territory | 1 set | |
| 22 | king of belgium seized congo | 1 set | |
| 23 | h | 1 set | |
| 24 | king of belgium who explored and destroyed the congo looking for rubber | 1 set | |
| 25 | king of belgium who wanted to use ethopia's resources for his own profit and trade | 1 set | |
| 26 | give large tracts of land to companies who had private armies to manage the congo | 1 set | |
| 27 | he is best known as the founder and sole owner of the congo free state that included the entire area known known as the democratic republic of the congo. he ran the congo brutally though, serving as his own personal fiefdom. the regime of leopold's congo free state, became one of the most infamous international scandals of the turn of the century (mostly involving the arrests and punishments of white officials who had been responsible for cold-blooded mass killings during a rubber-collecting expedition) | 1 set | |
| 28 | king of belgium, puchased congo after controversy it was turned over to belgium government | 1 set | |
| 29 | he made the congo his personal colony, treated people as virtual slaves and contributed to the deaths of millions. | 1 set | |
| 30 | developed interest in the congo | 1 set | |
| 31 | leader of belgium, driving force behind colonization of central africa | 1 set | |
| 32 | ruler of belgium involved in the creation of the congo | 1 set | |
| 33 | a belgian monarch who acquired colonial possessions in africa in the 19th century. he made the congo his personal colony, treated people as virtual slaves and contributed to the deaths of millions. | 1 set | |
| 34 | king from belgium who was disgraced in front of the world when it was discovered how he was making people in the congo work in the mines for his own personal gain | 1 set | |
| 35 | king of beligum | 1 set | |
| 36 | the king of belgium and the real driving force behind the colonization of central africa | 1 set | |
| 37 | belgian king who took over congo for its river | 1 set | |
| 38 | forced labor, excessive taxation, and abuses of the native congolese—lead to demanding changes.1882, signed treaties with henry stanely which gave him personal control of the lands | 1 set | |
| 39 | belgium ruler who controlled the congo | 1 set | |
| 40 | of belgium, began the scramble to establish colonies in africa, in the congo | 1 set | |