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| 1 | belgian king who ruthlessly exploited the natives on his african land for personal gain. | 9 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 | 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 | |
| 9 | who created the congo free state? | 2 sets | |
| 10 | brother to joseph ii, undid much of his work | 2 sets | |
| 11 | brother of queen of france, emperor of austria | 2 sets | |
| 12 | 1865-1909; king of belgium, sent henry stanley to africa | 2 sets | |
| 13 | 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 | sdf | 1 set | |
| 15 | belgium king that wants the congo for money | 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 | king of belgium, wanted to rule the congo basin, hosted the berlin conference | 1 set | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | king of belgium that conquered the congo and treated the natives horribly | 1 set | |
| 20 | a belgian king who got the idea to establish colonies in africa | 1 set | |
| 21 | a monarch of belgium who focused his attention on central africa, and he formed | 1 set | |
| 22 | colonial ruler from belgium ruled with an iron fist in the congo (ivory and rubber) | 1 set | |
| 23 | king that was responsible for genocide in the congo | 1 set | |
| 24 | criticized for his cruel treatment of the africans | 1 set | |
| 25 | gets land in africa 4 himself | 1 set | |
| 26 | 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 | |
| 27 | king of belgium; called africa "magnificient african cake" | 1 set | |
| 28 | 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 | |
| 29 | 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 | |
| 30 | belgian leader who expanded into central africa. he was also the brother of joseph ii and undid much of his work. | 1 set | |
| 31 | king of the belgians...wanted congo | 1 set | |
| 32 | beligian king who claimed congo basin and kept in during conference of berlin | 1 set | |
| 33 | brother of the queen of france, emperor of austria | 1 set | |
| 34 | 1747–92, emperor of the holy roman empire 1790–92 (son of francis i; brother of joseph ii and marie antoinette). | 1 set | |
| 35 | king of the belgians | 1 set | |
| 36 | king of belgium who wanted to colonize africa | 1 set | |
| 37 | who was the leader of the congo free state? | 1 set | |
| 38 | belgian king who owned the congo | 1 set | |
| 39 | belgian king who established personal rule over a large part of central africa | 1 set | |
| 40 | 1835 - 1909 belgian king who cruelly ruled the congo region of africa i nthe late 1800s | 1 set | |