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The perfection of drug quinine in 1829 eventually prevented the Europeans from getting malaria
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Each generation of Russian czars launched a war on the Ottomans to try to gain land on the Back Sea. The purpose was to give Russia a warm-weather port. In 1853, war broke out between the Russians and the Ottomans
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In the Modern Era, Western Europeans colonized all parts of the continent, culminating in the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century.
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Many Europeans believed that they were better than other people. The belief that ones race is superior to the other is called racism.
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Stanely signed treaties with local chiefs of the Congo river valley. The treaties gave King Leonard II control of these lands
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Worlds first automatic gun
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The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 was a European Conference, Europeans fought against themselves over the lands of Africa.
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Ethiopia was the only African Nation that successfully resisted the Europeans. The victory was because of Menelik II
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In 1905, the belief suddenly arose that magic water sprinkled on their bodies would turn the Germans bullets into water