Good Morning!!! 1.NVC 2.Warm-Up: Scramble for Africa 3.The Congo Free State: Imperialism Begins Essential Questions: What did Imperialism look like in the Congo Free State?

Warm-Up: Scramble for Africa The political cartoon depicts the Berlin Conference. 1.What is the Berlin Conference? Briefly define it 2.How does this cartoon portray what happened at the conference? What is the cartoon’s message?

The Congo Free State Motto: “Work and Progress” – 30 million people – 80x the size of Belgium itself – Rich in rubber and ivory Personal property of King Leopold II of Belgium

King Leopold’s Rule Essential Question: How did the Belgians treat the native Congolese in the Congo Free State?

Imperialism in the Congo 1.Please read over Documents A and B and complete the Graphic Organizer with your partner. Don’t forget to do pair read alouds! STOP when finished. 2.Read over Document C and complete questions with your partner. STOP when finished. 3.Read over Documents D and E and complete questions with your partner. STOP when finished. 4.Read over Document F with your partner. Complete questions.

Legacy of a Forgotten Holocaust 1904 Casement Report – 1908, under pressure from Europe and US, Leopold gives up Congo 10 million Congolese killed in the brutality New race for colonies in Africa between France, Britain, Italy, Portugal, and Spain UN commission named the Congo the least developed nation in the world this year – Genocide and mutilation remain in Africa to this very day Listen to the yell of Leopold's ghost, Burning in Hell for his hand- maimed host. Hear how the demons chuckle and yell Cutting his hands off, down in Hell --The Congo, by Vachel Lindsay

The Heart of Darkness “The vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of the human conscience”—Joseph Conrad

The White Man’s Burden

The White(?) Man’s Burden

Congo Prompt Prompt: What did Imperialism look like in the Congo? – Re-Write your textbook using the evidence from the documents! – Thesis should answer BOTH what were Belgian motives for Imperialism AND how Belgians treated the Congolese – Use TWO QUOTATIONS from the documents – THREE PARAGRAPHS (Intro, Body, Conclusion)