The Belgium had two colonies in Africa, the massive Belgian
Congo (now Congo) and Ruanda-Urundi (now countries of Rwanda and Burundi), and
that’s it. Compare that to the Brits that had colonies in nearly all
continents. Compared to the British, Belgian rule on its colonies was harsh.
The Belgians extracted resources from its colonies nearly at gunpoint
(especially in Congo) to build magnificent public infrastructure in the mother
country, while doing little to educate native Africans in the colonies.The British retained traditional leaders and gave them power with colonial oversight, and established schools on its colonies.
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The U.S. army gunned down unarmed Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, in 1890 primarily because the soldiers feared an uprising provoked by a militant interpretation of the Ghost Dance religion. ... Americans by the thousands moved to the west in hope of striking gold, the promise of owning land, and farming.
The answer is Peter the Great.
