Atrocities in the Congo Free State
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:criticism |
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:the_United_Nations gptkb:the_League_of_Nations international community |
| gptkbp:depicts |
historical accounts
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
historical archives
missionaries reports_to_the_British_Parliament |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Atrocities in the Congo Free State
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| gptkbp:impact |
indigenous populations
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| gptkbp:includes |
mutilations
the rubber trade |
| gptkbp:influenced |
economic interests
human rights movements European_imperialism |
| gptkbp:involved |
exploitation of resources
child labor forced labor mass killings |
| gptkbp:is_a_highlight_of |
Joseph_Conrad's_'Heart_of_Darkness'
|
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
public discourse
academic research documentaries literature academic conferences human rights advocacy historical documentaries |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
racial discrimination
brutality inhumane treatment economic exploitation systematic oppression cultural destruction forced displacement systematic violence |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
colonial exploitation
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
gptkb:the_Congo_Reform_Association
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
millions of deaths
reforms in colonial administration the 1904 Congo Reform Association the_establishment_of_the_Belgian_Congo |
| gptkbp:performedBy |
Congo_Free_State_period
|
| gptkbp:reportsTo |
gptkb:E.D._Morel
historical texts the 19th century international observers the early 20th century humanitarian organizations the press |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
the_end_of_the_Congo_Free_State
|
| gptkbp:sparked |
international outrage
|
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
the anti-colonial movement
|
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
human rights
exploitation of labor colonial policies colonial greed the demand for rubber the rubber boom King_Leopold_II's_policies colonial_administration_failures |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
gptkb:Belgian_colonial_authorities
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