India under British Rule

Question 1

Why did King Leopold II want to set up children’s colonies at Boma and Leo?

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A: to supply more soldiers for his army

Question 2

What does the author mean when he says the Congo Free State had a “command economy”?

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D: The Congolese people had to do and produce whatever Leopold II commanded.

Question 3

According to this passage, how did Leopold justify his treatment of the Congolese people?

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A: The Congolese were an inferior race who needed harsh treatment to learn how to work.

Question 4

What is the main idea of this passage?

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B: King Leopold, not the governor general, really ruled the Congo Free State.

India under British Rule Answers