Leopold
pledged
to
suppress
the
east
African
____________________
trade
;
promote
humanitarian
policies
;
guarantee
free
trade
within
the
colony
;
impose
no
import
duties
for
twenty
years
;
and
encourage
____________________
and
scientific
enterprises
.
____________________
publicizing
his
humanitarian
work
,
nearly
all
____________________
projects
(
such
as
railroads
,
roads
and
ports
)
were
aimed
at
making
easier
to
increase
the
assets
Leopold
and
his
associates
could
extract
from
the
colony
.
From
1885
?
1908
,
millions
of
____________________
died
as
a
consequence
of
exploitation
and
____________________
.
Natives
were
forced
to
produce
ivory
and
____________________
.
Leopold's
army
(
Force
Publique
)
____________________
or
killed
any
Congolese
who
didn't
produce
enough
of
these
profitable
resources
.
Due
to
this
brutality
and
diseases
such
as
____________________
,
the
native
population
declined
by
approximately
eight
to
ten
____________________
people
.
