USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 2021, 68 % of goods exported from the EU to Africa were manufactured goods. In 2021, 65 % of goods imported to the EU from Africa were primary goods (food and drink, raw materials and energy). Northern Africa: largest trade in goods partner of the EU among the African regions in 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -three stages of the so-called triangular trade, in which arms, textiles, and wine were shipped from Europe to Africa, enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, and sugar and coffee from the Americas to Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Raw materials like rubber, timber, diamonds, and gold were found in Africa. Europeans also wanted to protect trade routes. During the 1800s, Europeans moved further into the continent in search of raw materials and places to build successful colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first leg of the triangle was from a European port to one in West Africa (then known as the “Slave Coast"), in which ships carried supplies for sale and trade, such as copper, cloth, trinkets, slave beads, guns and ammunition. When the ship arrived, its cargo would be sold or bartered for slaves.