Question

3.1 reading challenge: industrial revolution
which natural resource was heavily exploited in the congo by belgium?
a) gold
b) rubber
c) silver
d) diamonds

Explanation:

During the Industrial Revolution, Belgium heavily exploited rubber in the Congo. Rubber was in high demand for various industrial applications, and the brutal extraction methods in the Congo Free State (under Belgian rule) are well - documented. Gold and silver were more associated with other regions in the context of European colonial exploitation (like parts of the Americas for silver). Diamonds in Africa became more prominent in later periods and in different regions compared to the large - scale rubber exploitation in the Congo by Belgium during the relevant era.

Answer:

B. Rubber