Read the following passage from a book by modern-day author Adam Hochschild describing King Leopold’s treatment of the Congo. “Talk of the lazy native accompanied the entire European land grab in Africa, just as it had been used to justify the conquest of the Americas. To an American reporter Leopold once declared, ‘In dealing with a race composed of cannibals for thousands of years it is necessary to use methods which will best shake their idleness and make them realize the sanctity of work’.”

According to this passage, how did King Leopold justify his treatment of the Congolese people?

According to King Leopold, the Congolese were an inferior race/ people and needed to be treated harshly for them to understand the importance of hard work.

Explanation:

When Europeans first began explorations in the African continent, Africa was deemed an "uncivilized" world. Thus, the need to "civilize" and change them to be 'normal' people were the work put out for the new arrivals by themselves.

In the given passage provided, King Leopold termed the people of Congo as "lazy native[s] . . . composed of cannibals". He even stressed the need for "methods which will best shake their idleness and make them realize the sanctity of work", hinting at a harsh treatment as the only means to make the native people learn. He, therefore, justifies the treatment meted out to the Congolese so as to make them learn about the sanctity and need for hard work.

the captain of a steam ship naturally chooses the shortest route to his destination. since a sailing ship is usually pushed by winds and currents, its captain must find a route where the wind will probably blow in the right direction. tacking, i.e. using contrary wind to pull (sic) the sails, was always possible but wasted time because of the zigzagging required, and this would significantly delay long voyages. the early european explorers were not only looking for new lands. they also had to discover the pattern of winds and currents that would carry them where they wanted to go. during the age of sail winds and currents determined trade routes and therefore influenced european imperialism and modern political geography. for an outline to the main wind systems see global wind patterns.

pilotage or cabotage, in one sense, is the art of sailing along the coast using known landmarks. navigation, in one sense, is the art of sailing long distances out of sight of land.[1] although the polynesians were able to sail the pacific (with great difficulty) and people regularly sailed north and south across the mediterranean, before the time of columbus nearly all sailing was coastal pilotage

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