Asked by wholemelt

Which words best describe King Leopold II’s actions in central Africa?

indifferent, removed
kind, concerned
enlightened, civilized
cruel, heartless

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cruel, heartless

Leopold II ran the Congo Free State as a personal colony where forced labor, brutality, mass killings, and mutilations (especially to enforce rubber quotas) caused millions of deaths—widely documented as extreme cruelty.