ENGL 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Congo River, Frame Story, Death Drive
12 Jan 2015
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Root of word empire, any expansion of an empire. Mission of conquering send boats to unexplored places of the world, active cartography, charting the land, colonizing people who are there ( civilizing" them), resources. Heart of darkness pitfalls of imperialism, exploring this topic. Belgium colonial firm, claimed 1000 miles along congo river, mining the area for ivory and rubber. Belgium particularly active imperialism within the congo king at the time was king. Leopold the 2nd, used his influence to create a mechanical exploitation of the area. Ambitious firms award concessions to them. Created laws forced population into labor. Created military police force that would punish people who refused to work, ran a fascist nation in the congo. More than 3 million africans in the congo died during his reign. England superpower, nationalist pride within england (verge of war with germany) patriotism. Conflicting opinions about the process of imperialism within the congo.
