University:
High School
Course:
High School History
Academic year:

2023
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13

Pages:

1
Author:

H. Ashbridge

Beiglum + It's territories Brigium not an imperial power поп-скiстеry) much smaller population, army, and navy than other Imperialist nations. "scrambic for gerica". every nation wanted a piece, Belgium was given congo, but everyone wanted it =(money). (1885) Leopold II of Belgium stated HE'O nave it, not Belgium. granted as long as trade (especially rubber) would be open to all nations * everyone gained resources from a constitutionally bound. neutral king they All win Belgium-nis private property. →ne convinced European powers that he was going to "christianize the congo the slave trade to better the lives of the people there *INSTEAD slaves) If they didn't meet their punishment dears/mutiατιος rubber production quOTO gor a lot of intemational απenion (bad) annere mportar Belgium Took congo from Loopaid II (1908) •closed down trade during reforms. bic of this, the British refuses to acknowledge that Belgium the owner congo. lcd to fear that they were going to take cargo kept their empire by partering with Ciermany. * bad for Britian bic Belgium can use German troops through +France France +the other nations June 1913-Belgium fecognized Congo as their own Congo Free-Srate 1885-1908 →Belgian Congo 1908-1960 Moresnet 1816-1919 (Balyom BEARERgnds sought for this land) 19'm Beigian Guana 1843-1947 conginally sharoolbit cinland → after Belgium gained it's independance from the Nemerianas 1831 treaty was signed Horesner under Belgium-PrMSSIOR RUTE treaty of versailles 11 Belgium iona