Was Leopold II seizing control of the Congo resources for Belgium or himself?
A) He formed a corporation with himself as president and reaped the rewards of the Congo territory for himself.
B) The Congo profits were turned over to the Belgian government.
C) He formed a corporation with himself as president and initially reaped the rewards of the Congo territory for himself. Upon his death, ownership passed to the government of Belgium.
D) He was part owner in partnership with the Belgian government of resources coming out the Congo.
E) He seized the resources solely for the people of Belgium.
C
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True False
By 1860, the percentage of Southerners who owned slaves was
A) about 5 percent. B) about 25 percent. C) about 10 percent. D) about 50 percent. E) about 75 percent.
The "red heads" were
a. the light-haired warriors who destroyed Bokhara in 1380. b. followers of the Shi'ite doctrines of Safi al Din. c. Ottoman Yeni Chari fighters and their "scholar bodyguards." d. Muslim fugitives from Ireland. e. Sufi mystics.
Why did voting decline during the Progressive Era?
A) Because pessimism marked the Progressive Era, people did not bother voting. B) Because African Americans and women made up most of the population, their disfranchisement affected voter turnout. C) People focused on social reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era. D) People focused on moral reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era. E) People relied on interest groups to pressure government into policies they supported, so they did not feel the need to vote.