Initially Leopold had looked to the east in his efforts to gain colonies, but his attempt to gain the Philippines from Spain did not prove fruitful. ... At the international conference in Paris Leopold drew many ideas and tactic that he would use to set up the Belgian Free State. ... They recognised Leopold as the sovereign of the Congo Free State. ... Civilisation not as an abstract concept but as a reality represented by free trade, postal union and the abolishment of the slave trade. ... Despite the decrees of the Berlin Act no attempt was made to help the Cong...

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• Grade Level: High School