Um how about small group discussion

1) one question that is lingering after the discussion was how leopold's use of chicotte.

2) I think as a small group we were very good about letting everybody speak and we worked well together.

King Leopold's Ghost Summary:

King Affonso was one of the more educated and religious indigenous people, which surprised the Europeans. Affonso knew what Leopold was trying to do but once Affonso died Leopold moved in. Next we learn about Henry Morton Stanley's life and childhood. We are told that King Leopold the II was the ruler of the Belgian Colony in the Congo, known as the Belgian Congo. Leopold exploited the area for its resources, and used the indigenous people as slaves to extract these resources. His treatment of these people was appalling.

Discussion Questions:

What made Belgium dip into Imperialism?

Blog Post

1) Something that I learned today would be that imperialism and colonialism are much more similar than I had thought.

2) Something that I am curious to investigate further would be the colonization of Africa. I learned some about it while I was there but I would like to know more.