The recruitment of soldiers for European wars was targeted toward natives; this was an enormous impact on Africa. ... Blacks served as soldiers of wars and large numbers of them died in wars that existed between Europeans such as the Dutch and the British, although the conflicts existed between whites. ... Westerners had many justifications for the imposition of their presence and beliefs during the nineteenth century in Africa. ... Thus the argument was that imperialism ultimately must take place in order to stabilize the European economy. ... Supposedly it was the obligatory burden of w...

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During the era of the Atlantic trade, slave importation had become an extremely popular commodity among colonists. ... Although this method of labor seemed immoral and inhumane to most, the South's economy had tremendously increased through slave labor. ... Although the major confrontation, the United States Civil War was not until 1861, the events of the seventeenth century and the early nineteenth century started the movement to end slavery. ...

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