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| 1 | belgian king who ruthlessly exploited the natives on his african land for personal gain. | 19 sets | |
| 2 | 1865-1909; king of belgium, sent henry stanley to africa. | 6 sets | |
| 3 | a belgium monarch who loved expansion. his focuses were on central africa | 4 sets | |
| 4 | (reigned 1865-1909) king of belgium who employed henry morton stanley to help develop commercial ventures and establish a colony called the congo free state in the basin of the congo river | 4 sets | |
| 5 | was king of the belgians, the founder and sole owner of the democratic republic of congo or drc | 4 sets | |
| 6 | king of prussia | 4 sets | |
| 7 | king of belgium, created congo free state | 3 sets | |
| 8 | belgian king who established personal rule over a large part of central africa | 2 sets | |
| 9 | brother to joseph ii, undid much of his work | 2 sets | |
| 10 | who created the congo free state? | 2 sets | |
| 11 | brother of queen of france, emperor of austria | 2 sets | |
| 12 | a king from belgium who secretly believed in conquest and profit and hired henry stanley to explore the congo river and arrange trade treaties with african leaders. | 2 sets | |
| 13 | 1865-1909; king of belgium, sent henry stanley to africa | 2 sets | |
| 14 | a belgium monarch loved expansion wanted to expand into africa | 1 set | |
| 15 | king of belgium, wanted to rule the congo basin, hosted the berlin conference | 1 set | |
| 16 | king of belgium credited with providing the catalyst for the scramble; heard good things of the congo basin, an area one-third the size of the united states; organized the international african association | 1 set | |
| 17 | joseph ii successor that disagreed with most of the acts joseph ii placed | 1 set | |
| 18 | gets land in africa 4 himself | 1 set | |
| 19 | criticized for his cruel treatment of the africans | 1 set | |
| 20 | belgium king that wants the congo for money | 1 set | |
| 21 | belgian king who established personal rule over a large part of central africa land in congo and congo river valley | 1 set | |
| 22 | king of belgium that conquered the congo and treated the natives horribly | 1 set | |
| 23 | claimed the congo river valley, treated the inhabitants brutally just to gain progress, in 1876 he created the international assc for the exploration and civilization of cental africa. | 1 set | |
| 24 | 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 | |
| 25 | sdf | 1 set | |
| 26 | brother of the queen of france, emperor of austria | 1 set | |
| 27 | 1747–92, emperor of the holy roman empire 1790–92 (son of francis i; brother of joseph ii and marie antoinette). | 1 set | |
| 28 | brother of joseph ii, gained crown after his death; found himself forced to repeal many controversial decrees like taxation, and though some of brothers' policies were wrong, but retained joseph's religious policies and maintained political centralization to extent he thought possible | 1 set | |
| 29 | a king from belgium who secretly believed in conquest and profit and hired henry stanley to explore the congo river and arrange trade treaties with african leaders. he manipulated and exploited africans for his own personal gain. | 1 set | |
| 30 | an energetic, strong-willed monarch with a lust for distant territory, who played a crucial role in the imperialist movement. through the work of his financial syndicate, henry m. stanley, he was able to establish trading stations, sign "treaties" with african chiefs, and plant leopold's flag along the congo river. leopold's actions sparked an imperialist movement among other european nations, as they feared they would lose out on a chance for power. both france and britain took drastic action, and followed the example of leopold. it established a new model of imperial conquest and formal political control. by 1833, europe had caught "african fever." there was a gold-rush mentality, and the race for territory was on | 1 set | |
| 31 | brother of joseph ii who succeeded him when he died in 1790. he ruled as holy roman emperor for two years until his death in 1792 | 1 set | |
| 32 | a belgium monarch; loved expansion; wanted to expand into africa | 1 set | |
| 33 | belgian leader who expanded into central africa. he was also the brother of joseph ii and undid much of his work. | 1 set | |
| 34 | succeeded joseph ii,repealed many of joseph's taxes and returned power to the nobles | 1 set | |
| 35 | king that was responsible for genocide in the congo | 1 set | |
| 36 | king of belgium who wanted to colonize africa | 1 set | |
| 37 | king of the belgians | 1 set | |
| 38 | beligian king who claimed congo basin and kept in during conference of berlin | 1 set | |
| 39 | king of the belgians...wanted congo | 1 set | |
| 40 | king of belgium; called africa "magnificient african cake" | 1 set | |