100 Points :) 1. In what ways did Mobutu elevate and protect his status as the leader of the DRC?
2. What was Mobutu’s approach to economic policies in the DRC? (b) What are the Congo’s main industries, imports/exports, and sources of wealth? (c) Who did these policies help and who did these policies hurt?
3. Why was the DRC and Mobutu seen as a valuable asset by the United States and Russia during the Cold War?
4. What are 3 examples of Mobutu’s kleptocracy (stealing from one’s own country to enrich oneself)?
5. How and why did the government in the DRC disintegrate? Why do you think there has been so much political turmoil in this region?