COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Rebel attacks from African tribes
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Diseases such as yellow fever and malaria
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Lack of navigational skills (getting lost)
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Before industrialization, when the most significant economic activities in most European countries were small-scale farming and artisan handicrafts, social structures remained essentially as they had been during the Middle Ages.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Industrialization in Europe allowed Europeans to build guns and cannons and ships en masse which they used to more efficiently subjugate the people of Africa. They were also able to build railways that increased their access to African territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Historians have identified several causes for the Industrial Revolution, including: the emergence of capitalism, European imperialism, efforts to mine coal, and the effects of the Agricultural Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -Industrialization resulted in an increase in population and the occurrence of urbanization, as a growing number of people moved to urban centres in search of employment. Some individuals became very wealthy, but not everyone shared the same fate since some lived in horrible conditions.