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The Congo Crisis - Coggle Diagram
The Congo Crisis
Historical Context
date
July 5, 1960 – November 25, 1965
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who the people are
The people of Congo, the French, The Irish, and the Soviet Union.
what was life like
The people of the Congo were forced to labor for valued resources, including rubber and ivory, to personally enrich Leopold.
Frontier
Before
The dominant political force of the Congo region prior to and during the initial arrival of Europeans was the Kingdom of Kongo.
After
The involvement of the Soviets split the Congolese government and led to an impasse between Lumumba and President Joseph Kasa-Vubu. Mobutu, in command of the army, broke this deadlock with a coup d'état, expelled the Soviet advisors and established a new government effectively under his own control.
Obstacles
Decades of war, violence, and poverty
People, Place, Ideas
Story/Narrative
Conflict, Hunger and Disease was a big issue my children were facing at the time.
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