Episode 172: Congo's Nightmare Part IV - The Rubber Boom

Reflecting History by Matt

Mar 10, 202648:26Society & Culture

As a result of a worldwide rubber boom where rubber became a highly demanded economic resource, the agents of the Congo Free State kicked off efforts to gain as much rubber and profit as possible-leading to some of the w...

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