Henry Morton Stanley by Oliver Sammen

Henry Morton Stanley

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Henry Morton Stanley was responsible for taking land and weakening the Congo before King Leopold II got there which let the king sweep over the Congo with ease. Stanley spread propaganda by saying that he was going to the Congo for an expedition with the organization, International African Association; but instead he was sent by King Leopold II to take land from the natives.

Argument

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Henry Morton Stanley is to blame for the killing of ten million Congolese people. He is to blame because he weakened the Congo by kidnapping and murdering the Congolese people which allowed King Leopold II to sweep in and take control easily when the time came. This means he initiated the process of the mass murdering's.

Evidence I

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According to, The Henry Morton Stanley article, "When they refused to take your mistreatment, you beat them, worked them to death, or ought right killed them."

Reasoning I

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This shows that if the Congolese people refused to get kidnapped or abused, you still made them die through many ways of killing. This led to King Leopold II being able to sweep over the ruined country.

Evidence II

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According to the, Henry Morton Stanley, article, "You were given credit for being a hard worker because you posed for photographs where you were 'working' alongside the natives."

Reasoning II

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This piece of evidence shows that you posed to make everyone think that you were doing good things in the Congo, but actually you were killing, rapping and murdering Congolese people. This makes you guilty because you lied about what you were really doing.

Evidence III

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In the article, Henry Morton Stanley, it states, "You stood by and allowed European soldiers and leaders to abuse and treat Congolese workers with extreme cruelty."

Reasoning III

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This demonstrates that you allowed these ten million deaths to occur when you could have stopped the soldiers and helped these Congolese people. This makes you guilty because you had the power to do something, but you stepped aside and watched these cruelty's happen.