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Leopold II and the Congo Free State

Leopold II and the Congo Free State. Or D.R.Congo. The essential question of our next trial is “ does the movement of people and ideas affect the world? If so how if not why not?. The Legacy of Leopold II.

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Leopold II and the Congo Free State

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  1. Leopold II and the Congo Free State Or D.R.Congo

  2. The essential question of our next trial is “does the movement of people and ideas affect the world? If so how if not why not? The Legacy of Leopold II

  3. As the nineteenth century lurches forward we see technological advances grow by leaps and bounds • By 1888 the air filled rubber tire was revolutionizing transportation, including cars and bicycles • Widespread indoor plumbing • The airplane • Steam and electrical power widespread Nineteenth Century Tech

  4. What does all this have to do with Leopold II and Congo Free State? • Well where do you think this rubber for those tires comes from? • Rubber trees of course • Now Leopold II happens to own Congo Free State, one of the largest single colonies in Africa Nineteenth Century tech

  5. What do you think grows in over half Leopold’s Congo Free State? • ___________________ • So how did Leopold get his hands on the Congo Free State? • Lets find out Leopold II & Congo Free State

  6. Congo River reached in 1483 by Portuguese explorer Diogo Cao • By 1600’s Dutch, French, and British have explored Congolese regions of Africa • By 1876 Belgium is in the game Leopold II of Belgium & Congo

  7. Born 1835 Belgium • Son of Leopold I King of Belgium • 1860s becomes most widely travelled European monarchs • 1865 becomes King of Belgium after his fathers death Leopold II

  8. 1878 Leopold II sends Morton Stanley to secure treaties with Congo territories on behalf of Belgian crown • The rest is up to you ladies and gentleman • Charges: Mass murder, crimes against humanity, imperialism, human rights violations Leopold II

  9. Prosecution here's what you need to find • How did Leopold II secure the Congo free state? • When did he do this, and how long he had control? • Why did he do this? • What areas did he conquer? • Where is Congo located? Where is it in modern day Africa? Prosecution

  10. What kinds of legacies did Leopold leave behind? • BE SPECIFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • We should see names of specific people, events, places, names of movements against him or his soldiers, and much more Prosecution

  11. What advances in technology drove his quest for resources? • What other motivations for his behavior are there? • What was the prevailing attitude of the day regarding slavery? • What was the outlook on imperialism? Defense

  12. What drives Leopold to harvest Congo? • Could advances in technology have gone as far without rubber and other inventions dependent on it? • What price do we pay as the human race for the advancement of technology • Was the movement of ideas and people in and out of the Congo good or bad for its advancement or lack of? Defense

  13. BE SPECIFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Places, times, events, people, names, movements, attempts to stop his activities, and much more Defense

  14. Leopold guilty or absolved

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