📝 Belgium: A colonial power

Q1. A newly independent Congo in 1960 has only 17 university graduates. If the government wants to staff a new health ministry, which strategy would best address the shortage while maintaining Belgian influence?

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. During the 1959 riots in Leopoldville, a Belgian official suggests reducing the number of tribal police units to cut costs. Which likely consequence would this policy have on post‑independence stability?

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: C

Q3. If Belgium had granted the Congo a ten‑year transition period instead of six months, which of the following outcomes would most likely have occurred?

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B