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AP World History: Modern
Unit 4 – Global Connections: 1450-1750
Topic 4.4
What role did diseases play in helping Europeans establish maritime empires?
Diseases were used as a biological weapon, deliberately spread to weaken opposing forces.
Diseases prevented Europeans from establishing prolonged presence overseas due to high mortality rates among settlers.
Introduction of European diseases decimated indigenous populations thus aiding European domination especially in Americas.
Diseases played no significant role in the establishment of maritime empires.
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