Charlie Canning: King Leopold ll by

King Leopold ll

charlie4baseball — 2024-04-17 17:05:54 UTC

Bio

charlie4baseball — 2024-04-17 17:10:44 UTC

King Leopold the second was born in Brussels, Belgium on 9 April 1835. Leopold wanted the Congo during the scramble for Africa. He only wanted this area for Ivory before the discovery of rubber. He is Charged with the mistreatment and murder of 10 million Congolese natives.

Indictment

charlie4baseball — 2024-04-17 17:14:10 UTC

King Leopold ll is charged with the mistreatment and murder of 10 million Congolese natives.

Evidence 1

charlie4baseball — 2024-04-17 17:17:54 UTC

“You commanded your men that ‘no male prisoners shall be taken’ and to force the congolese to work hard and fast. To get the men of the Congo to work in the dangerous rubber fields. You would have all the women of a village kidnapped. If the men of the village wanted to see their wives and daughters again, they would have to risk their lives finding rubber for you to sell”

Evidence 2

charlie4baseball — 2024-04-17 17:20:26 UTC

“From the very beginning you had your men trick the local chiefs into giving you their land so that you could take all of their resources. You were able to lie and deceive 450 congolese chiefs into giving you their land. In return, you gave them cheap pieces of cloth.”

Evidence 3

charlie4baseball — 2024-04-17 17:21:48 UTC

“The forced labor of the congolese people led to a 50% loss of population in the rubber forest of the congo. By the time you were through it is estimated that 10,000,000 people of the congo were killed. Your ‘rubber terror’ is said today to be ‘the most murderous part of the scramble of Africa’”

Reasoning 1

charlie4baseball — 2024-04-18 16:54:09 UTC

This supports the indictment by it shows that King Leopold ll commanded his army to force to work for kidnapped people to force the work on the people. If they did not listen you would be commanded to cut off your hands or killed. This was just for a profit of yourself.

Reasoning 2

charlie4baseball — 2024-04-18 16:55:10 UTC

This supports the indictment by it shows king Leopold ll commanded to use trickery to control the area of the Congo and take the resources. Leopold did this to 450 Congolese chiefs into giving the land they used to have in return for cloth.

Reasoning 3

charlie4baseball — 2024-04-18 16:56:13 UTC

This support the indictment by King Leopold ll forced labor of the Congolese people lead to the death of 10,000,000 people and the loss of 50% of the rubber forest in the Congo. This shows Leopold wiped the resources of the Congo and murdered its people.