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1belgian king who ruthlessly exploited the natives on his african land for personal gain.9 sets
21865-1909; king of belgium, sent henry stanley to africa.6 sets
3a belgium monarch who loved expansion. his focuses were on central africa4 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 river4 sets
5was king of the belgians, the founder and sole owner of the democratic republic of congo or drc4 sets
6king of prussia4 sets
7king of belgium, created congo free state3 sets
8a 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
9who created the congo free state?2 sets
10brother to joseph ii, undid much of his work2 sets
11brother of queen of france, emperor of austria2 sets
121865-1909; king of belgium, sent henry stanley to africa2 sets
13king 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
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15belgium king that wants the congo for money1 set
16king 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 association1 set
17king of belgium, wanted to rule the congo basin, hosted the berlin conference1 set
18claimed 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
19king of belgium that conquered the congo and treated the natives horribly1 set
20a belgian king who got the idea to establish colonies in africa1 set
21a monarch of belgium who focused his attention on central africa, and he formed1 set
22colonial ruler from belgium ruled with an iron fist in the congo (ivory and rubber)1 set
23king that was responsible for genocide in the congo1 set
24criticized for his cruel treatment of the africans1 set
25gets land in africa 4 himself1 set
26a 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
27king of belgium; called africa "magnificient african cake"1 set
28an 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 on1 set
29brother of joseph ii who succeeded him when he died in 1790. he ruled as holy roman emperor for two years until his death in 17921 set
30belgian leader who expanded into central africa. he was also the brother of joseph ii and undid much of his work.1 set
31king of the belgians...wanted congo1 set
32beligian king who claimed congo basin and kept in during conference of berlin1 set
33brother of the queen of france, emperor of austria1 set
341747–92, emperor of the holy roman empire 1790–92 (son of francis i; brother of joseph ii and marie antoinette).1 set
35king of the belgians1 set
36king of belgium who wanted to colonize africa1 set
37who was the leader of the congo free state?1 set
38belgian king who owned the congo1 set
39belgian king who established personal rule over a large part of central africa1 set
401835 - 1909 belgian king who cruelly ruled the congo region of africa i nthe late 1800s1 set