Leopold II of Belgium

to do so before just blindly throwing their time, money and effort at this place. Because of this, the history of the DRC is necessary to know in order to have all the facts. In 1885, The Democratic Republic of Congo was colonized by King Leopold II of Belgium (Achberger). Around 1906, Belgium’s Catholic church set up the DRC’s educational…

observes and deconstructs the darkness of imperialism —long considered the "white man 's burden"— as an extension of his experiences in the Congo Free State (now called the Democratic Republic of Congo), then expansive personal property for Leopold II, King of Belgium (Norton 1890). Not only he denounces the abuses committed against the Africans in the name of imperialist self-interests, the book allows the reader to translate Marlow 's harrowing adventures that will confront the reader to…

The tone of the poem is one of aggression and rebellion. McKay used plosive syllables throughout his poem to convey the sounds of violence. These plosive syllables are found in the consonants, p, s, t, and f. The speaker of the poem is tired of being cut off: “your door is shut against my tightened face” (McKay, 1). The “your” that the speaker is referring to is White America. The speaker feels like White America is shutting out Black America. The speaker is not afraid to express their…

Imperialism deeply affected many countries across the world. In the 19th century, imperialism expanded into Africa, and expanded further into Asia. Wars and arguments between imperial powers and the countries/territories that they colonized did eventually lead to independence in some countries, but the unstable independent governments were not equipped for the sudden weight. Imperialism had various effects, ranging from positive to negative, which can still be seen today. The positive effects…

In June 1914, a Serbian nationalist assassinated him and his wife while they were in Sarajevo, Bosnia which was part of Austria-Hungary. This was in protest to Austria-Hungary having control of this region. Serbia wanted to take over Bosnia and Herzegovina. This assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. When Russia began to mobilize due to its alliance with Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia. Thus began the expansion of the war to include all those involved in the mutual…

A major flaw in the internationally reaching hand of globalization is that less developed countries are often exploited - in their resources, and in their workers. King Leopold II of Belgium can easily be considered one of history’s most brutal mass murderers. His exploitation of the Congo’s natural rubber resources was purely in the interest of accumulating personal wealth, and costed anywhere from 2 to 15 million lives. The work…

today. The people described in “The Heart of Darkness” are seen as uncivilized and uneducated people who are beyond primitive and are hundreds of years behind the rest of the world in terms of modern technology. The novel took place after King Leopold II of Belgium took over the Congo when his reign ended in November of 1908. After his ruling, the Congo was an absolute disaster and could be almost deemed uninhabitable and dangerous. As Peter Edgerly had said in his research, “Civilization can be…

traditional ways of life in an attempt to start the process on “dis-Africanizing Africa”.11 Cultural imperialism had a tremendous influence on African identity and heritage. Secondly, African people were exploited by European colonists. King Leopold II of Belgium formed a privately controlled government named the “Congo Free State”. In this state, there was a huge rubber plantation sustained by forced labour. As a result, 10 million Africans died and the population of the congo fell roughly by…

Gun control. Two words that have been fought and debated over for hundreds of years. Two words that have caused war in countries around the world. Two words that Communist and Dictatorship parties have used to disarm their own people and others for total control. Now, the United States is facing the same problem more than ever. In this twenty first century, the United States government is try everything they got in their arsenal to win the battle for gun control. The ones who are doing the…

It was a frigid evening, the wind whipped through the dark empty streets of London. The masses of people were celebrating comfortably in their warm homes, awaiting the new year. Beneath the grand stairs of the Royal Palace in the heart of London, six beautifully designed red horse-drawn carriages arrived in the brightly lit courtyard . In the first carriage was Pol Pot, dressed in his finest brown suit, his dark hair reflecting the light from the street lights. Tipu Sultan exited the following…