Question

2. How did the Congo serve as an example of European’s mixed motives or hypocrisy during the Age of Imperialism in Africa?

The Congo Sparks Interest In the late 1860s, David Livingstone, a missionary from Scotland, traveled with a group of Africans deep into central Africa to pro- mote Christianity. When several years passed with no word from him or his party, many people feared he was dead. An American newspaper hired reporter Henry Stanley to find Livingstone. In 1871, he found Dr. Livingstone on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Stanley’s famous greeting—“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”— made headlines around the world.
Stanley set out to explore Africa himself and trace the course of the Congo River. His explorations sparked the interest of King Leopold II of Belgium, who commissioned Stanley to help him obtain land in the Congo. Between 1879 and 1882, Stanley signed treaties with local chiefs of the Congo River valley. The treaties gave King Leopold II of Belgium control of these lands.
Leopold claimed that his primary motive in establishing the colony was to abol- ish the slave trade and promote Christianity. However, he licensed companies that brutally exploited Africans by forcing them to collect sap from rubber plants. At least 10 million Congolese died due to the abuses inflicted during Leopold’s rule. As a result of his cruelty, humanitarians around the world demanded changes. In 1908, the Belgian government took control of the colony away from Leopold. The Belgian Congo, as the colony later became known, was 80 times larger than Belgium. The Belgian government’s seizure of the Congo alarmed France. Earlier, in 1882, the French had approved a treaty that gave France the north bank of the Congo River. Soon Britain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain were also claiming parts of Africa.

Answer 1

Well the meaning of hypocrisy is the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform, so most likely you would find ur answer in the first paragraph.

Answer 2

i need a little more help then that i don't quite understand it

Answer 3

In paragraph one where it says "pro- mote Christianity. " and "When several years passed with no word from him or his party, many people feared he was dead. ",the first sentence is a moral standard and the second sentence is a belief,they believed/feared that he was dead

Answer 4

Well, this paragraph is mostly fluff, majority of it is just telling you random stuff you don't need to know. However, there is this one section that answers the question:

"Leopold claimed that his primary motive in establishing the colony was to abol- ish the slave trade and promote Christianity. However, he licensed companies that brutally exploited Africans by forcing them to collect sap from rubber plants. At least 10 million Congolese died due to the abuses inflicted during Leopold’s rule. "

Since you're offline, I'll just answer the question real quick.

Congo is an example of the mixed motives and hypocrisy of Europe because of what King Leopold did. He said he was going to abolish slavery, but instead he created more of it. He forced Africans into slavery and forced them to collect sap for him, which led to the death of almost 10 million Congolese. He lied about what he said and revealed his true intentions. Not to clear out Congo of slavery, but to enforce and create more.

Answer 5

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