Crimes against humanity
What was the Chicote made of?
Hippopotamus skin.
Who held the berlin conference?
Otto Von Bismarck
Who found David Livingstone almost dead?
King Leopold II
where was Vasco Da Gama from?
Portugal
What is the act of cutting off someone's limbs called?
Mutilation
Which country called for the berlin conference?
Portugal
Who discovered Victoria falls?
David Livingstone
When the prior owner of the Congo passed who did they sell it to?
Belguim
name 3 bits of technology that helped Europeans conquer Africa
Steam boats, maxim machine gun, Quinine medicine
What was the main reason people in the congo were mutilated?
1. Didn't collect enough rubber
2. Killed the vine that provides rubber
Why was the berlin conference called?
They wanted to find a way to split up Africa to avoid wars.
who was the first person to successfully sail from Europe to Africa?
Vasco Da Gama
Which party owned the most land in Africa?
Britan.
What disease affected horses? (made steamboats nesscery)
nagana
What would happen if the people of the congo escaped from the Soldiers?
They will get hit with a 100 per day until they die
Austria/Hungary, Belgium/king Leapold, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden/Norway,
Where was Henery morton from?
Wales/UK
Name a country that managed to stay independent.
Ethiopia and Liberia
sacred water/ holy water
Who wrote the letter to King Leopold II about his crimes against humanity in the congo?
George Washington Williams
What was one of the most common metaphor to represent Africa being split up?
A cake.
When did Henry Morton Stanley die? (Within ten years counts)
1904
Nigeria, Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana), Sierra Leone, Gambia.
what is the use of MAJI MAJI
They think it is bulletproof from European bullets.