Ms. Jansen

 The Congo QuizWhere in Africa is The Democratic Republic of Congo located? Northwest Southeast Central Northeast What was the name of the group of people that first arrived in Congo? Bantu Ibo French Angolans How many social classes did the Kongo Kingdom have?1 2 3 4 The Kongo Kingdom initially had conflict resulting in battle with which country? Spain FrancePortugal England How did the Slave Trade impact the Kongo Kingdom’s economy? It constantly benefited it It ruined it from the beginning At first it helped it, then there were not enough enslaved people for the demand, so Congo was hardly making any money, weakening the economy At first there weren’t enough enslaved people, then more were captured and the economy improved What was one of the natural resources the Congo was colonized for?RubberDiamondsTimberA & B The Congolese were paid how much for their resources and labor? Free housing and food nothing 10 cents/day Paid according to harvest Before the Berlin Conference, The Congo was controlled byPortugalLeopold IIBelgiumSpain If the Congolese people didn’t meet their rubber quota, what happened to them?Their hands were cut offTheir families held hostageTheir eyes gouged outAll of the aboveA & B Why did the Motubu group not improve the Congo after liberation?They were corruptThey weren’t really liberated, but secretly controlled by the BelgiansThey feared being overthrownThey were busy invading other lands Which explorer needed funds to continue his exploration of the CongoBartolomeu DiasHenry Stanley Leopold IIAlfonso I Who was Leopold II to the Congo? KingDictatorPresidentPrime Minister What was the delima in harvesting the rubber?There were not enough vines to harvest from Target amount given by the Belgians was too high and unrealistic for the Congolese to harvest The greatest amount could only be collected by killing the vine B and CWhat was the “Quota System”?A system in which a village must collect a certain amount of rubber per day How the Congolese collected rubberThe thing that protected the Congolese diamondsRules that kept the Congolese in check What did Edmund Dene Morel do with Roger Casement’s help? They avidly supported Leopold’s advancementsWorked for a rubber company based in the CongoThey saw through Leopold’s facade but had minimal effectThey saw through Leopold's facade and brought justice to the Congolese What did the Europeans do to ensure that the quotas were met?HostagesChopping off workers handsChopping off workers families handsAll of the aboveWhat different type of plantations did they have?CoffeeCacaoPolyesterBoth a&bWhat resource used for weapons did the Congo supply?UraniumHands LeavesCoffeeWhich of these forms of torture was not used?FloggingStarvation Eyes plucked outChopping off hands/feetHow long was the Congo a colony of Belgium? 52 years102 yrs 67 yrs55 yrsStimulus SectionDOC 1: "I repeat that the superior races [European] have a right because they have a duty. They have the duty to civilize the inferior races [non Europeans]...."Capt. F. D. Lugard: The Rise of Our East African Empire, 1893 This quote describes that _________ is the reason behind imperialisation.HumanitarianismMercantilismSocial DarwinismNone of the aboveAt what event was this mentality of superiority most likely present? The Berlin ConferenceChristian MissionsThe seizure of the Congo by the Belgians A and CWho would this letter relate to and inspire the most? All EuropeansImperialist leaders looking to expand their land in AfricaExplorers looking to represent their country and inflate their ego Powerful leaders from Asia and EuropeWhich of these ideas does this support the most?EqualityPaternalismCommunismOligarchy DOC 2:“Here is Russia and here is France, with Germany in the middle. That is my map of Africa” -Chancellor Otto von BismarckWhat is his attitude a result of?Colonization Mercantilism SuperiorityCapitalism(Refer to Doc 4) is this quote accurate in its portrayal of colonial Africa?NoYes DOC 3:“We cannot reckon how great the damage is, since the mentioned merchants are taking every day our natives” -King Afonso’s letter to the King of Portugal. What is the reason for King Afonso writing this letter?Unfair taxesExtensive expansion of landNegative impacts of the slave tradeAgreement to settle disputesDOC 4: New colonies in Africa such as these were the result of what assembly? African Scramble Nationalism ConventionCongress of Vienna Berlin Conference The new borders as seen in the map were based off of what?Religious bordersPrevious bordersClimateEuropean preferencesWhy did the Belgians claim the area that they did? The geography allowed for good exportsThey wanted to be in the middleIt was surrounded by strong countriesIt was the only area leftDOC 5: “As yet the Congo basin is a blank, a fruitless waste, a desolate and unproductive area . . . It has been our purpose to fill this blank with life, to redeem this waste, to plant and sow that the dark man may gather, to vivify the wide, wild lands so long forgotten by Europe. But cursed be he or they who, animated by causeless jealousy and a spirit of mischief, will compel us to fire our station, destroy our work so conspicuously begun, and abandon Africa to its pristine helplessness and savagery”-Henry Morton Stanley What caused Stanley to say that the area was “blank” and that he had to “fill this blank with life”?Social DarwinismColonisationWhite superiorityDemocracy Who might have been one to “destroy our work so conspicuously begun”?Native CounselsEuropean countriesAmericaThe U.N. Test Answers:Multiple ChoiceC, it is stated in the powerpoint that it is in Central AfricaA, the Bantu first arrived in CongoB, there was the upper ruling class and the lower classC, this eventually resolved in the Battle of MbwilaC, the Slave Trade initially brought new funds into the economy, boosting the welfare. Then, the Kongo Kingdom was running out of captives to sell, therefore creating an imbalance and lack of goods exported, weakening the economy because their funds were exhausted.A, They didn’t have valuable timber reserves but rubber and diamonds were plentifulB, They were essentially enslaved, coerced into working for free due to threats on their life and the lives of their loved onesA, portugal had traded within there and mined some before the Conference, but didn’t have control so by conference rules, they had to give it up to Belgium/ LeopoldE, Hands were cut off for slowing down, killing a plant, or not meeting quota, same for keeping loved ones as hostagesD, explained in PowerpointB, Henry Morton Stanley went in search of missionary Livingstone, but found a land he wanted to explore. In order to do so, however, he needed funds and King Leopold was the only leader to take him up on it (Powerpoint)B, though Leopold was the King of Belgium he had absolute rule over all procedures in the Congo (PowerPoint)D, the quota system was hard to meet (B) but the most efficient way of collecting killed the vine and the Congolese were faced with harsh punishments (C) (PowerPoint)A, process of elimination, but the quota system forced the Congolese to collect a certain (usually very large) amount of rubber or they were faced with harsh and brutal punishments (PowerPoint) C, process of elimination, Edmund Dene Morel saw the flaws and unbalance within the trade records and instilled Roger Casement to help him publicize it. They both were arrested following. (PowerPoint) D D there are no polyester plantations A C, can’t work if you can’t see A, before it was a colony of Belgium it was privately owned by king leopoldStimulus Answers:A, he wants to help them not eliminate them, so it’s not Social Darwinism, and Mercantilism is a economic policy so it had to be Humanitarianism D, both The Berlin Conference and the seizure of the Congo by the Belgians stressed social darwinism and Euro-supremacyC, process of elimination, not all Europeans were pro-imperialism, American did not have any colonies in Africa and were not a part of the African side of imperialism, powerful leaders from Asia and Europe were not necessarily “inspired” or able to “relate to” the captain of a ship. However, Explorers were in the same mindset and metaphorical boat at Capt. F. D. LugardB, process of elimination,also a major justification for imperialism A, because Leopold colonized Congo he thinks he is superior. The answer is not superiority, however, because he justifies why he thinks he is superior (colonization). A, Russia does not appear on the mapC, the slave trade was ruining the Congo economy, and Afonso wrote to the King of Portugal to beg him to stop demanding their people be sold.D, we learned in a lecture that the Berlin Conference entitled the Europeans to claim whatever land they want, as long as they had power over it. Thus, Europeans were claiming colonies as their own and desperately trying to take over and determine territories as their own. The African Scramble was not an assembly, so this answer is ruled out.D, The Berlin Conference determined these borders, and no Africans were present so it was purely based on European whim A, The location allowed for plentiful rubber and other minerals which were later exploited by LeopoldC, They saw whites as superior, making them view Africans as not even present in their homelandA, The only ones who would have wanted to save Africa as it is out of all of the options ................
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