How European Influence and Decolonization Resulted in an Unstable Congolese state.

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  1. 2. According to the Oxford English dictionary this term book definition is "a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force".
  2. 4. This term was aligned with a proxy in the war in the Congo, following Congolese independence from Belgium
  3. 6. This war was a worldwide war against the Axis and allied power.
  4. 10. According to the United States Magazine “National Geographic” this term is a time in history when a significant economic change was made. economies were centered around machine manufacturing, especially in Europe. This allowed Europeans to go deeper into Africa, rather they staying on the coast.
  5. 14. This term’s book definition is “the action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.” and was seen in Africa following the end of world war 2
  6. 16. After the death of Lumumba, this leader soon came to power. This resulted in a
  7. 17. This man was given power by the country of Berlin to fully control the African Congo, resulting in famine and violence that tore apart the Congo.
  8. 18. This term was a European trading company that primarily traded in Africa, especially slaves.
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  1. 1. This term was a summit in which European powers came together to partition Africa.
  2. 3. This war was fought through proxy wars between the united states and the soviet union
  3. 5. This Term Was known as a Hub for African Goods, Here Europeans traded goods, including gold, ivory, and pepper.
  4. 7. This new part of European technology stretched across Africa allowing Europeans to further control and monopolize the African people.
  5. 8. According to the “Eastern Congo Initiative”, a United States-based charity organization that works to rebuild the Congo country this genocide took place in the eastern part of the Congo, where members of the Tutsi ethnic group murdered an estimated 550,000 native Hutus
  6. 9. Along with Ugandan and Rwandan forces, this man takes down the previous Mobutu. Instating himself as the new leader of the Congo.
  7. 11. This war is known as “The African World wae” and resulted in the death of over 5.4 million people.
  8. 12. Following the removal of Belgium forces from the Congo, the Congo was filled with tensions between groups of different races, this is known as?
  9. 13. Following the Rwandan Genocide, Rwandan and Ugandan forces invaded the Congo in order to capture the Tutsis who were involved in the genocide. This is known as what war?
  10. 15. This Congolese nationalistic leader, was also the prime minister of the Congo. He was known for his connections to the soviet union and was later killed for it.