Name:_______________________ King Leopolds Ghost Check Off List of Assignments

Maintain answers to all questions on King Leopolds Ghost (KLG) in order by date in a separate section of your notebook. These will be periodically checked in class and will be collected once or twice during the marking period. These will be graded as a 10 point formative grade per week (120 points). Each assignment should include a heading of the chapters covered and the due date. Answers should be typed or VERY neatly written. Answers should be in complete sentences. Answers for assignment #2 should follow directly after Assignment #1 on the same paper. _______ Due 2-13 Intro (pages 1-18) Read the passages and answer the following questions: 1) In the 1890s who owned the area in Africa around the Congo River? Why does this ownership seem unusual? 2) What were the shipments to and from Antwerp in Belgium and the Congo? Why did this seem strange to Edmund Morel? What movement did he begin? 3) Why were the atrocities in the Congo not well known for many years? When did the worst of the bloodshed in the Congo take place? Complete the following: 1) A graphic organizer illustrating the causes and effects of Portuguese interactions with Africans in the Congo region. ______ Due Feb 2-21 Chapter 1 (pages 21-32) Write a 1 paragraph resume of Henry Morgan Stanley as he would want his personal history known. In a second paragraph, make your personal observations as to how the reality of Stanleys life differs from his resume. Chapter 2 (pages 33-46) Explain how the background of King Leopolds life explains his interest in acquiring a colony in the Congo.

______ Due 2-27 Chapter 3 (pages 47-60) Write a newspaper editorial about Stanleys crossing of Africa including your opinion of how he interacted with Africans. Chapter 4 (pages 61-74) Explain how King Leopold, with Stanleys help, went about gaining control of much of the Congo, including how they deceived natives of the region. Describe the size and characteristics of the territory that Leopold hoped to control.

Write a reflective paragraph describing your thoughts about what is happening in the Congo up to this point in the book. How does it make you feel? What surprises you? Angers you? ______Due 3-5 Chapter 5 (pages 75-87) Describe the many clever ways that King Leopold manipulated people to gain control of the Congo. Chapter 6 (pages 88-100) What tools were vital for King Leopold and other imperialists in Africa? Why did King Leopold gain international support for his control of the Congo? How did his real goal differ from his purported goal?

_______ Due 3-12 Chapter 7 (pages 101-114) Describe the differences in their viewpoints about the Congo and explain why these differed: King Leopold: George Washington Williams: Chapter 8 (pages 115-139) Based on what you read in this chapter, prepare a detailed indictment of charges against King Leopold and his functionaries in the Congo. This indictment should be written from the perspective of natives of the Congo.

_______Due 3-19 Chapter 9 (pages 140-149) Describe Joseph Conrads background. What was his famous novel about Leopolds Congo? How did it describe misrule there? Why can we tell that Conrad was also reflecting European racist attitudes? Chapter 10 (pages 150-166) Who was William Shepherd and why were his travels in Central Africa so significant? Why had rubber supplanted ivory as the most lucrative product in Leopolds Congo? Why was it so difficult to gather rubber? How were natives forced to do this?

________Due 3-26 Chapter 11 pages 167-181

1) Create two columns labeled Leopold and Natives of the Congo. In the first column list all the ways Leopold gained from his colony, including how he used his wealth. In the other column list all the ways natives of the Congo lost out in Leopolds colony. 2) Explain how Leopold attempted to cover up complaints by missionaries about abuses in the Congo. 3) Describe the background of Edmund Morel. What did he discover about the implications of trade with Leopolds Congo. _______Due 4-2 Chapter 12 (pages 185-194) and Chapter 13 (pages 195-208) 1) How did E.D. Morel go about proving King Leopolds abuses in the Congo? What was the result of Morels disclosures? 2) In the role of Roger Casement a) describe your personal background b) write a report of what you found from your investigations of the Congo. c) explain your effect on E.D. Morel. _______Due 4-9 Chapter 14 pages 209-224 1) Create two columns and make a list of the following: Column A: Advantages/Positive Traits of E.D. Morel Column B: Disadvantages/Negative Traits

2) Explain how Morel made effective use of the media and give some examples of this. 3) Who was Hezekiah Andrew Shanu? How did he contribute to the Congo reform campaign? 4) How did King Leopolds foibles end up turning public opinion against him? Chapter 15 225-235 1)List four reasons for deaths in King Leopolds Congo and a) give examples of the causes for each and b) how each of the causes was documented. 2) Why has it been difficult to stop mass murders such as occurred in Leopolds Congo?

________Due 4-16 Chapter 16 pages 235-252 1) Describe the methods that King Leopold used to mount a counterattack against E.D. Morels crusade? Give examples of how these were misleading. 2) Explain why King Leopold established a Commission of Inquiry? Why did the Commissions findings not turn out as he had hoped? How did he try to limit the damage?

_________Due 4-23 Chapter 17 (pgs. 253-274) and KLG Chapter 18 (pgs. 275-291) Write two reports in the role of an investigative reporter: Report 1: Investigate the sale of Leopolds Congo including a) why Belgium wanted to buy it and b) any suspicious parts of the transaction. Report 2: Investigate changes, if any, that happened in the Congo after King Leopolds death including a) treatment of natives and b) the ability, if any, of natives to reclaim lost lands.

_________Due 4-30 Chapter 19 pages 292-306 1) What does the author mean by the politics of forgetting? How did this apply to Belgium and the Congo? 2) Describe some ways that colonizers, like Belgium, perpetuated fictions of beneficent colonial rule. 3) How and why were former imperial nations complicit in the assassination of Patic Lumumba, the first elected President of an independent Congo? 4) Summarize the accomplishments of the Congo Reform Movement. Where is this type of movement still in existence today? Afterword (pages 309-318) 1) Why does the author think that American readers feel more sympathy for the millions of victims of Stalin and Hitler than for the millions of victims of imperialism? What similarities does he draw? 2) What was the reception to this book in Belgium? In which ways is Belgium still not facing up to the historical record? 3) Why did a civil war engulf the Congo after 1997? By 2004 how many Congolese had died in the war? 4) What steps does the author suggest to end the conflict in the Congo? 5) What reason does the author give for writing the book? 6) What reasons does he give for why African nations have had difficulty moving beyond their colonial heritage?

Part II. Presentations. (30 points)

You and your group will present a 20 minute review of the key content from one assignment for this book. This should be an interactive class discussion which you lead. Questions you will ask must be prepared in advance and handed in to Mrs. McLaughlin/Ms. Bradley on the day of your instruction. Tools of instruction including power point slides or other use of media are strongly encouraged. Student interaction is important. You will present on the day that the assignment is DUE for that section. You are exempt from that assignment.

Presentation Rubric Weekly Assignment Rubric 9-10 All questions are thoroughly answered with detail and explanation. Questions are restated in the answers. Effort is evident. 27-30 group members worked well together, all key content was reviewed, evidence of preparation and content understanding. 24-27 Group members worked well together, most key content was covered, preparation was evident, content comprehension was evident. 20-23 Group members struggled with key areas of presentation teamwork, content comprehension, preparation, thorough coverage of content. 0-19 Major flaws in the presentation were evident including teamwork, content comprehension, preparation, thorough coverage of content.

8- All questions are answered, although answers are less thorough. Questions are restated in the answers.
7 Questions may not have been answered, may lack detail, or may be incorrect. Evidence of effort may be lacking.