Which disease spread like wildfire in Africa in the 1890s?

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Cattle plague

Smallpox

Pneumonia

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The cattle plague spread like wildfire in Africa in the 1890s.
In Africa during the 1890s, a rapidly spreading cattle plague, or rinderpest, affected people's lives and the local economy. This epidemic is an excellent example of the widespread influence of the European state on colonial societies. It shows how, in this conquest era, even the plague of cattle changed the lives and wealth of thousands of people. Historically, Africa had a lot of land and a small population. For centuries, land and livestock improved the lives of Africans, and people rarely worked for wages. However, by the end of the nineteenth century in Africa, the natives were forced to work for the colonial powers.

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