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What was one effect of the rule of King Leopold II of Belgium on the Congo Free State?

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What was one effect of the rule of King Leopold II of Belgium on the Congo Free State?

Group of answer choices:

A. The population was used as forced labor to gather natural resources.

B. Indigenous people worked hard but were rewarded if they met quotas.

C. The practice of ethnocentrism between tribes was eliminated.

D. Indigenous people were given equal rights and independence.

Answer: A. "The population was used as a forced labor to gather natural resources."

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I don't know the options, so I'll have to wing it. Here are a couple:

1. It created a huge ivory trade in the area.

2. It mutilated the entire African community there.

Something like that...

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