“The Horror, The Horror!” King Leopold of Belgium was greedy for power. He controlled trade and led the people of the Congo to destruction. Other European countries were swarming into Africa, Invading the land. Africa had no hope to survive culturally. Imperialists invaded for Africa’s resources and took all they could. The imperialists planned to take over Africa and negotiated about dividing Africa in The Berlin Conference. The Berlin Conference was the meeting that sealed the future for Africa
of economic development that my research addresses is the relationship between ethnic conflicts, the abundance of minerals, and the mass rape within the country. The DRC is widely known as a country with the most rampant crimes against women (Kinniburgh, 2014). According to Kinniburgh (2014), the DRC is the ‘worst place on earth to be a woman’ due to the prevalence of military groups raping women within the country. This paper furthers previous scholarly research to understand if there is a causative
Ryan Wincig 11/14/2014 Research Paper The Mozart’s: Trials and Tribulations As a prolific artist and composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created a string of concertos, operas, string ensembles, symphonies, and sonatas that profoundly shaped music of the Viennese Era. Views of Mozart and his works differ from generation to generation, as each century tends to take from him whatever suits their contemporary needs. With that being said, his creative genius is undeniable and has been affirmed for centuries