Leopold In The Congo

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The only thing the Leopold cared about was the amount of profit he could get from his colony. He tried to make himself look like a philanthropist in the eyes of the people. He even created International African Association which many people believed it was to help Africans. He was also called the "greatest humanitarian work of this time" (46). Leopold presented the Congo as scientific exploration while he had Stanley make a monopoly over the ivory and rubber in the Congo. Many people who were administering the Congo were pretty hard on the natives. Administrators forced people (and children) to carry out heavy workloads to collect ivory. "There were about hundreds of them, trembling and fearful before the overseer, who strolled be whirling