Terrorism of King Leopold II in Belgium
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King Leopold II of Belgium represents one of the worst mass murderers in history. Leopold was not content to be the King of Belgium, a territory roughly equating in size to the state of Maryland. Every action taken by Leopold was subjected to the approval of elected officials, since Belgium was a constitutional monarch. Leopold was not interested in Belgium, however. He was interested in possessing absolute power, monumental riches, and monuments of self-glory. Around the time Britain and other European nations were racing to divide up the spoils of the African continent, Leopold realized access to his dreams of power and avarice lay in Africa. The famous explorer Henry Morton Stanley was gaining prominence from his African explorations. As Hochschild (1998) relates, ôNow based in London, Stanley could hear around him the first rumblings of what would before long become known as the Scramble for Africa.öThe scramble for Africa included the destruction of indigenous lands and peoples as European imperial powers sought to explo
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Approximate Word count = 700
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)
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