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Essay heading: King Leopold's scramble for Congo
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Once his ownership of Congo was secured, the rubber production started with big swing. The demand for rubber was great (for tires and other products) and Congo was extremely rich in such vines. The goal was to extract as much natural rubber as possible before organized cultivation took over the market...
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The astronomical profits saved Leopold's colonial empire.
Leopold was probably one of the richest among European leaders, but he could not afford to expend richness of Congo, he needed to extract them. He set a brutal colonial regime to maximize profitability. The Belgians ruled Congo in an inhuman and brutal way...
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