Capitalism by Vincent Callaway

Capitalism

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Capitalism is an economic system where certain people or companies own the means to production and aim to make a profit.

Argument

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Due to capitalism supply and demand fueled king Leopold II to invade Africa and take their rubber. This rubber is what he needed to gain a profit.

Evidence 1

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In the capitalism article it says, "Supply and demand are the two forces that drive capitalism."

Evidence 2

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As it states in the capitalism article, "Because supply of rubber around the world was low, Europeans competed for this resource.

Evidence 3

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According to the capitalism article it states, "This made King Leopold II rush to produce as much rubber as he could in as short a time as possible.

Reasoning 1

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There was a lot of demand for rubber and a low supply of rubber so King Leopold II was looking for more rubber to produce to gain more profit.

Reasoning 2

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Due to the scramble for rubber King Leopold II wanted to have it before anyone else leading him to colonies the Congo resulting in 10,000,000 people dead.

Reasoning 3

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King Leopold II was rushing to get as much rubber as fast as he possibly could and so he decided to colonize a place that had a lot of rubber like the Congo. So when he colonized it he killed thousands in the process.