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10. Claiming the Congo by planting flags

10. Claiming the Congo by planting flags

Update: 2021-03-29

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In this Episode we see the various facades of King Leopold II's philanthropy as he jostles to claim the central African lands he has just become aware of. He maintains a three prong strategy: escalating aggressiveness in the Congo, appeasement of the European powers and an image of benevolence to the United States. Tensions lead to the 1885 Berlin Conference and Leopold positions himself as the benign and neutral power in the Congo...

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1: Introduction to Prehistoric Central Africa, the Congo, the Bantu Migration and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1: Introduction to Prehistoric Central Africa, the Congo, the Bantu Migration and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

2020-12-2817:20

2. The Kingdom of the Kongo

2. The Kingdom of the Kongo

2020-12-3010:46

3. The Kingdom of the Kongo greets the European explorers

3. The Kingdom of the Kongo greets the European explorers

2020-12-3119:17

4. The Kingdom of the Kongo - at its best, and at its worst

4. The Kingdom of the Kongo - at its best, and at its worst

2021-01-0425:34

5. The early history of Eastern Congo

5. The early history of Eastern Congo

2021-01-1818:36

6. The peoples of the Eastern Congo meet travellers and explorers

6. The peoples of the Eastern Congo meet travellers and explorers

2021-02-0118:46

7. Arab incursions into the Eastern Congo

7. Arab incursions into the Eastern Congo

2021-02-1520:12

8a. Stanley's Congo River Expedition pt 1

8a. Stanley's Congo River Expedition pt 1

2021-03-0107:57

8b. Interval - Stanley's Early Life

8b. Interval - Stanley's Early Life

2021-03-0120:20

8c. Stanley's Congo River Expedition pt 2

8c. Stanley's Congo River Expedition pt 2

2021-03-0120:23

9. Summary of pre-colonial Congo and the rise of foreign interest

9. Summary of pre-colonial Congo and the rise of foreign interest

2021-03-1523:25

10. Claiming the Congo by planting flags

10. Claiming the Congo by planting flags

2021-03-2924:05

11. The limits to Belgian expansion to the East

11. The limits to Belgian expansion to the East

2021-04-1219:25

12. The Belgian Arab War in the Eastern Congo

12. The Belgian Arab War in the Eastern Congo

2021-04-2621:58

13. The Takeover of Msiri and Katanga

13. The Takeover of Msiri and Katanga

2021-05-1020:23

Season 2: Episode 1 - Leopolds Congo Free State

Season 2: Episode 1 - Leopolds Congo Free State

2022-01-0125:09

Season 2, Episode 2 Reaction to Leopolds Congo - The Congo Reform Association

Season 2, Episode 2 Reaction to Leopolds Congo - The Congo Reform Association

2022-01-0325:35

Season 2, Episode 3 The Start of the Belgian Congo

Season 2, Episode 3 The Start of the Belgian Congo

2022-01-1721:25

Season 2, Episode 4 World War One comes to the Belgian Congo

Season 2, Episode 4 World War One comes to the Belgian Congo

2022-01-3121:17

Season 2, Episode 5 The Belgian Congo in the 1920s and 1930s.

Season 2, Episode 5 The Belgian Congo in the 1920s and 1930s.

2022-02-1425:59

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10. Claiming the Congo by planting flags

10. Claiming the Congo by planting flags