Belgian colonial rule in Africa
GPTKB entity
Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
colonial rule
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:King_Leopold_II
the legacy of colonialism the exploitation of ivory |
| gptkbp:challenges |
international criticism
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
human rights abuses
|
| gptkbp:depicts |
literature and film
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
historical accounts
human rights organizations |
| gptkbp:established |
1885
|
| gptkbp:finish |
1960
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
independence movements
decolonization efforts |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Belgian colonial rule in Africa
|
| gptkbp:impact |
the_Congo_Free_State
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
international relations
global politics economic interests European_imperialism post-colonial_politics_in_Africa |
| gptkbp:involved |
rubber production
|
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
academic research
political debate |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
exploitation of resources
political repression land dispossession economic dependency racial segregation the suppression of local languages economic exploitation of labor the imposition of foreign governance the exploitation of human resources |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
the establishment of plantations
mining industries the extraction of natural resources |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the history of colonialism
the_Scramble_for_Africa |
| gptkbp:led_to |
millions of deaths
cultural changes |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
local resistance movements
civilizing mission ideology the_Congolese_elite |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
the_establishment_of_Belgian_Congo
|
| gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of |
infrastructure projects
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
African_history
the_history_of_Belgium. |
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
the rise of nationalism
the development of infrastructure the_Congo_Crisis the_shaping_of_modern_Africa |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
cultural assimilation policies
social upheaval forced labor economic exploitation cultural resistance the use of violence the establishment of colonial administrations the establishment of educational systems violence against indigenous populations |