Scenarios about 'king leopold ii'
The monarch who ruled Belgium from 1865 to 1909 and established the Congo Free State as his personal colony. Leopold II's brutal exploitation regime in the Congo resulted in widespread atrocities and the deaths of millions of Congolese people through forced labor, mutilation, and starvation, making it one of the most notorious examples of colonial brutality in history. His actions eventually sparked international outrage and reforms, becoming a pivotal case study in discussions of imperialism, human rights abuses, and alternate colonial scenarios.
What If The Scramble for Africa Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where European powers never engaged in the rapid colonization of Africa in the late 19th century, fundamentally altering the continent's development and the course of global history.