Week 6

Which individual first monopolized control of the production and sale of diamonds?

Cecil Rhodes- hence, Rhodesia

Who among the following was not a critic of King Leopold's policies?

Henry Morton Stanley Who were? George Washington Williams Mark Twain Roger Casement E.D. Morel

Which of the following was NOT an item of trade in late 19th century Africa?

maize what was? ivory, palm oil, diamonds, gold, rubber

Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness was based on King Leopold's private kingdom in Africa.

yes

At the end of the lecture on colonialism in South Africa the prevalence of which disease was linked with the impact of migrant labor?

AIDS

Mining for which of the following items comes first in late 19th century southern Africa?

Diamonds 1860s Gold 1870s

What is the name of the key law that regulated the movement of Africans in industrial South Africa?

Pass law

Which argument did mining companies in the South African diamond industry use to justify treating all black workers as criminals?

To prevent them from going on strike That they were all thieves To prevent them from breaking their labor contracts That they did not work hard enough

In which African country did Henry Morton Stanley work as an agent for King Leopold of Belgium?

congo

How did King Leopold's employees get Africans to work faster?

physically maiming them