Question

Carefully examine the map above. Based on your knowledge of colonialism in Africa, the area attributed to Belgium on this map is most likely __________.
A.
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
B.
Sudan
C.
Nigeria
D.
South Africa

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A. The area attributed to Belgium on Africa is today's Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Explanation:

In 1878, explorer Henry Stanley founded trading posts on the Congo River, under the order of the Belgian king Leopold II. At the Berlin Conference of 1885, which divided Africa among the European powers, Leopold II received the territory as a personal possession, calling it the Free State of Congo. In 1908, the Free State of Congo ceased to be owned by the Crown, after the brutality of this type of colonization was exposed in the western press and became a Belgian colony called the Belgian Congo. The nationalist movement began in the 1950s under the leadership of Patrice Lumumba. On June 30, 1960, Congo gained independence under the name of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Answer 2

A. The Democratic Republic of the Congo