Grade World History Essay

Before King Leopold the II of Belgium colonized the congou tea, it was known for its independence. It was the exaltation place to be for the Europeans. It was geographically diverse, it had mineral enriched soils, deposits of gold, diamonds copper and manganese, and it had a sizeable animal population, lots of plants. King Leopold saw potential in the congou tea and made it his. He had an American man, Henry Stanley secure treaties with all the local chiefs. With those he had complete power of the land. Imperialism on the Belgian Congo had a negative affect in many ways, including geographically, politically and psychologically.One of the study impacts is psychological. Psychological impacts are ones that mess with flocks emotions. King Leopold was a man who did not care about other slews emotions or their terra firma of universe he cared about himself and how much money he was passing play to make with the Congo. To quote a Congolese states on the amount of psychological torture he put some of the Congolese people in I ran away with two old people, but they were caught and killed, and the soldiers made me put up the baskets holding their cut-off hands. They killed my little sister, threw her in a house and set it on fire. (8) The person that is talking sounds care a child. If a child was going away through this, which many did, witnessing something this horrifying can be very emotionally scarring.Another impact would be frugalal. An economic impact is one that affects the profession part of things, such as labor systems. Tell them the rubber agents that we cannot and indeed will not find rubber we are willing to dangle our strength at any work possible, but the rubber is finished. If we moldiness either be massacred or bring rubber, well, let them kill us then we suppose they will be satisfied.(20) This quote is from a small town headman to Reverend Harris, a British missionary. This is from a workers point of view. It shows economic impact b ecause it has to do with the rubber industry, which was very important in the Congo.A third impact on the Congo is political. Political impact has to do with political science or people in government. One quote that gives an typesetters case of political impact is one by Reverend Whitehead, Their chiefs are being weakened in their prestige and physique through imprisonment which is a lot cruel, and thus weakened in their authority over their own people they are put into chains for the shortage of manioc bread. This means that Leopold and his people are forcing the native Congolese to back down in their government so Leopold has more power.Britain was also very involved in the Congo Free State. They were interested in the trading system it had. This effects Britain because it brought in new products to be sold, and potentially could make them money. It is important to study issues like this today so nobody makes the same mistake twice.In conclusion, imperialism in the Congo had an overall negative affect on it. Imperialism affected, not lone(prenominal) psychologically, but also politically and economically. King Leopold II never had comfortably intentions for the Congolese people, he just had his own self in mind.