History 1123
Strategies of Colonialism in Asia and Africa

Surprise!!!
For this lecture we will focus on one case of late-19th-century colonialism: the Congo Free State.  Listen to at least the first 40 minutes from a documentary on the Congo Free State and then the linking videos that I have put together.
Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMAegyRzYx8



Linking Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCMDiy1t20Y

Linking Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q7TW-2Tgww


Key Terms
Maori
Maxim macine gun
Leopold II (1835-1909, r. 1865-1909)
Congo Free State 1885-1908
Berlin Conference (1884)
Royal Museum of Central Africa (founded 1897)
Parc du Cinquanteanaire (established c.1880)
Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833)
le Force Publique
coerced labor
market production of cash crops
Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)
Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
C.A. Diop (1923-1986)
Dunlop's pneumatic rubber tire (1887)

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