what happened after the berlin conference
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Thus, the territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo today, nearly two million square kilometers, passed into the hands of King Leopold II, and because of the terror regime established later become a Belgian colony.
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The Berlin Conference of 1884–85, also known as the Congo Conference (German: Kongokonferenz) or West Africa Conference (Westafrika-Konferenz), regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power.
The Berlin Conference carved up Africa into spheres of influence. While this was done in order to ensure that no country would fight another one over a territorial dispute in Africa, it did not take into consideration the culture or the will of the people who lived there.
The territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo today, nearly two million square kilometer, passed into the hands of King Leopold II, and because of the terror regime established later become a Belgian colony.