Which of the following diseases had a terrifying impact on people’s livelihoods and the local economy of Africa in the 1890s?

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Rinderpest

Smallpox

Cholera

Plague

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Rinderpest had a terrifying impact on people's livelihoods and the local economy of Africa in the 1890s.
It entered Africa from the east and spread in the forest of the west and along with it, killed the cattle from where it went and killed about 90% of cattle in Africa. After that, it reached South Africa, where it started spreading dangerously because this disease is very contagious. The loss of cattle destroyed Africa miserably. Mine owners monopolised the remainder of the cattle, planters, and the colonial government to strengthen the African labour market. This control over cattle opened the door and enabled European colonists to conquer Africa.

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