Belgium : A Country Of The World

Opposing the prevailing desire of Belgian parliamentarians to avoid the expense of colonies, he argued, "Belgium doesn't exploit the world... It's a taste we have got to make her learn." (p38)

The Dutch Empire was successful because it became a great trading nation and commercial capital, containing many industries that traded with multiple nations around the world.

1) Because of differing state policies when approaching multiple languages, Belgium only gains antagonism from multiple languages while Switzerland has more unity. Belgium gives autonomy to regions based on the two differing languages they speak, which creates more difference. Switzerland has four national languages, because they are using their diversity as a unifying factor rather than a dividing one.

Notably medicine and education was advanced saving many lives by making healthcare more accessible and educating thousands of children when the Belgians took the control of the Congo, after Leopold’s rule. Many of the ancestors of the health professional and nuns that came to the Congo believe “Belgium did nothing but good in Africa” (Roxburgh). On the contrary, this statement by many, is very false because of the many human rights abuses and squandering of the resources and the destruction of the prior political system in the Congo. It is noted that during reign of King Leopold and the rest of Belgium rule over the Congo, 10 million people died because of supposed disobedience or rebellion . This group that killed the Congolese was called the Force Publique, a group that also “control the slave laborers” (Macmillan). Also the Force Publique, would target anyone of any age and would punish people if they did not produce enough rubber or gold, by burning down village and mutilating peoples bodies. This was done to ensure the production of rubber and maintain control of the Congo to give Belgium more money to use to bring progress in their own nation and build up their

Africa’s economic system greatly benefited from imperialism. In King Baudouin’s speech he says, “Agriculture was improved and modernized. Large cities have been built and, across the whole country, living and hygienic conditions have translated into remarkable progress.” Belgium did a lot to improve Africa.

"Belgium doesn't exploit the world," he complained to one of his advisers. "It's a taste we have got to make her learn." Leopold did not care where the colonial wealth he wanted came from. What mattered was the size of the profit. His drive for colonies, however, was shaped by a desire not only for money but also for power.

Many white Europeans believed that they lived in a civilized nation with the right religion and culture and had a duty to influence the less developed non-whites by taking care of the inferior civilizations; this is known as the white man’s burden. According to Prince Leopold, the heir to the throne of Belgium, “[L]et us see where there are unoccupied lands...to prove to the world that Belgians also are an imperial people capable of dominating and enlightening others.” He states that Belgium wants to imperialize in order to “dominate and enlighten others” with the others being the “uncivilized” cultural groups as stated in the white man’s burden. Even though it is not explicitly said, it can be inferred that a major motivation for Belgium was

In the late 19th century, the Congo was but a peaceful African country – a land rich in farms, rainforests, and hard workers, but by the time the imperialist King Leopold II finally ceded the Congo Free State to Belgium in 1908, the Congo was without 10 million people and those that remained were scarred with terrible memories. Imperialist countries seek to expand their empire or create an empire by taking control of another country for a number of reasons including political, social, cultural, military, and economic dominance. Africa was a coveted continent to be colonized especially by Europeans because of its abundance of natural resources that were highly profitable and in high demand. Belgium was one of those imperialist European countries

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium is a sovereign state in Western Europe. Belgium is one of 28 members of NATO, which is based in Brussels, Belgium. They are basically all allies, when a country attacks a member everyone else helps defend that country. Belgium is also a founder of the European Union. It has a Constitutional Monarchy is a type of government in which governing powers of the monarch are restricted by a constitution. The closest allies to Iceland are Norway, Canada and the United States.

This research paper is focused on the colonization of the Congolese territory. There will be an analysis of the initial colonization of the territory by King Leopold II of Belgium.

When traveling abroad to Belgium, it was my personal mission to visit some of the most historic cities in history. July 27, 1128, Bruege received its city charter and became known as the “Golden Inlet”. At that time, new walls and canals were built and in 1809 Bruege became the capital of County Flanders. Although connection to the sea was not direct, rather through a damme, many of its structure remains the same to this day. Bruege structures are breathtaking, traditionall sites are mesmorizing, and the food is delicious.

Not all businesses are well received in their local communities. Therefore, selecting the right location is critical in the acceptance of the community. New Belgium continues to grow, and they are interested in opening the third brewery to join its Fort Collins and Asheville location. As Chief Operating Office one has been asked to prepare a list of pros and cons on opening a third brewery. The essential items that would be on one’s list are location, culture, and staffing needs.

“Belgian colonialism had deliberately kept the African population untrained and uneducated, reduced to the status of beasts of burden...On the eve of independence, the Congo, a territory larger than Western Europe, was seriously underdeveloped. ” (Vann)

On August 5, 1914 our own German forces began their attack on Belgium. This is the first battle for our german forces in the war. According to a German official “Belgium is in our way and we must continue to expand our nation's borders and back up Austria-Hungary”. Even though these Belgians had not declared war on anybody, the German officials claimed that it was necessary that Germany expands. It was evident that many countries did not respond well because many declared war. This is the first conflict in whatever war that may follow.

Many European countries had seen this and instead of siding with Germany (except Italy) had worked together to defend Belgium. Later in the war, the United Stated joined in not only to take down Japan, but to as well defend Belgium. If the US or any other nation stepped in to help Belgium we could have