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Why did Belgium imperialize the Congo? (due in 10 mins)

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King Leopold II created a colony in the Congo River region of Central Africa during a wave of widespread European colonization in the 1880s. The desire for valuable goods like rubber and ivory combined with limited laws and regulations in the Congo Free State led to the abuse of native laborers and countless deaths.

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