Conde Library: Year 11 Historical Investigation: The Age of Imperialism: The Belgian Congo

The Congo Free State and The Belgian Congo

The Belgian Congo
An overview of The Belgian Congo from Lumen Learning Courses
Leopold II: Belgium 'wakes up' to its bloody colonial past
An article from BBC News on Belgium acknowledging its colonial past in Africa
House of Commons Debate on The Congo Free State
House of Commons Debate 20 May 1903 vol 122 cc1289-332

The historiography of Belgian colonialism in the Congo
Chapter from a book titled Europe and the world in European historiography (2006). Chapter written by Guy Vanthemsche from the University of Brussels.
King Leopold's Congo, 1886-1908 [Cambridge History of Africa]
Stengers, J. and Vansina, J. (1985) “King Leopold's Congo, 1886–1908,” in Oliver, R. and Sanderson, G. N. (eds) The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (The Cambridge History of Africa), pp. 315–358. doi: 10.1017/CHOL9780521228039.009.
Belgian Africa
Jewsiewicki, B., Brett, Y. and Roberts, A. (1986) “Belgian Africa,” in Roberts, A. D. (ed.) The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (The Cambridge History of Africa), pp. 460–493. doi: 10.1017/CHOL9780521225052.011.

Democratic Republic of Congo profile - Timeline
Timeline of the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo from BBC News

Decolonisation
Despite the belief expressed during the Second World War by the colonial powers that the subject peoples of the empires were totally unsuited to self-government, within twenty years the colonial empires had effectively ceased to exist. Why did this happen? This essay looks at decolonisation in Turkey, Iran, China, India, the Far East, Indo-China, Gold Coast, Algeria, Congo, Rhodesia.

Zaire, Rwanda and Burundi [Cambridge history of American foreign relations]
Young, M. C. (1984) “Zaire, Rwanda and Burundi,” in Crowder, M. (ed.) The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (The Cambridge History of Africa), pp. 698–754. doi: 10.1017/CHOL9780521224093.016.

Decolonisation: geopolitical issues and impact on the European integration process
This ePublication focuses on the interactions between the decolonisation process and the European integration process, with a particular emphasis on French and British decolonisation. Topics include decolonisation in Asia, the emergence of the Third World, and decolonisation in Africa, and the repercussions.
Decolonisation and revolution
From the late 18th century, decolonisation was a central defining historical trend, which shaped the global system of states as it exists today through the release of revolutionary forces. Decolonisation continues to influence the relationship between the European continent and the rest of the world.
Decolonisation: The end of Empire
Professor Sir Richard Evans examines why the European global empires collapsed so suddenly in the third quarter of the 20th century, and describes the events in Asia, India, Middle East and North Africa, including the Suez Crisis.