Which of the following statements best characterizes the congo free state under the rule of king leopold ii? a. the congo benefited from the king's shipbuilding expertise. b. the congo received imports of many finished goods in exchange for raw materials. c. the king treated the congo as his personal property and enslaved the population. d. the king attempted to improve economic conditions, but the population rebuffed him. select the best answer from the choices provided.

Aly! italy! entirely and universally fascist! the italy of the blackshirt revolution, rise to your feet; let the cry of your determination rise to the skies and reach our soldiers in east africa. let it be a comfort to those who are about to fight. let it be an encouragement to our friends and a warning to our enemies. it is the cry of italy which goes beyond the mountains and the seas out into the great world. it is the cry of justice and of victory. this excerpt could best be used to support a document-based essay on mussolini’s fall from power. mussolini’s role as a charismatic dictator. italy’s high unemployment rates. italy’s alliance with nazi germany.