Would Colonialism grind even harder?
What other outcomes?
What other outcomes?
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What if West, Central and Southern Africa had the same Climate, Agricultural and Lucrative Potential as North America?
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balanbalis
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There likely would have been more settler colonies, is malaria and other similar illnesses weren't part of the account.
But I don't think it could have turned into another N.America situation solely because there were more africans than native americans (who died from european diseases and genocide). The europeans would have settled in smaller enclaves depending on the co-operation/resistance from native africans. I
n this scenario i think african society would have developed very differently causing more rejection of europeans in search for wealth
But I don't think it could have turned into another N.America situation solely because there were more africans than native americans (who died from european diseases and genocide). The europeans would have settled in smaller enclaves depending on the co-operation/resistance from native africans. I
n this scenario i think african society would have developed very differently causing more rejection of europeans in search for wealth
Africa would have been a global superpower especially if the British were the main colonial settlers
Main reason US got so rich is cause of there geographical advantages (access to two oceans , vast natural resources like oil , minerals and abundant arable land etc ) and an economic and social model inherited from Britain
Main reason US got so rich is cause of there geographical advantages (access to two oceans , vast natural resources like oil , minerals and abundant arable land etc ) and an economic and social model inherited from Britain
Where would this leave the Africans themselves?
I’m assuming driven to extinction like the Indians of the western hemisphere
It was never feasible, even as it was, to colonize West-Africa. There's a reason the only regions where Europeans successfully colonized and mostly population replaced the natives or at least became millions in numbers themselves are North-America, Australasia and Southern Africa.
These were all regions mostly inhabited by people who were 1) vulnerable to Eurasian pathogens and died off sometimes at rates of 2/3rds just from some European colonist sneezing in their direction and/or 2) were vastly behind Europeans in terms of weaponry and agricultural capabilities.
Everywhere where the people had access to steel, guns, cannons, and at least advanced enough agriculture to support millions of people prior to European contact was, by the cadaans' own admission, unsustainable in the long-term to actually colonize. Rule over them via force and economic chicanery then extract their resources? Sure. But Paul and Peter were not going to become the new locals anytime soon.
This is also why, for example, Mesoamerica, bits of the Southwest US and the northern parts of South America are so poorly colonzied compared to Argentina, Chile as well as most of the US and Canada. Those poorly colonized areas are the hotbeds of civilization and agriculture in the Americas historically and to this day you will find majority native or Mestizo populations all over the place with the cadaans failing to really replace them at all.
These were all regions mostly inhabited by people who were 1) vulnerable to Eurasian pathogens and died off sometimes at rates of 2/3rds just from some European colonist sneezing in their direction and/or 2) were vastly behind Europeans in terms of weaponry and agricultural capabilities.
Everywhere where the people had access to steel, guns, cannons, and at least advanced enough agriculture to support millions of people prior to European contact was, by the cadaans' own admission, unsustainable in the long-term to actually colonize. Rule over them via force and economic chicanery then extract their resources? Sure. But Paul and Peter were not going to become the new locals anytime soon.
This is also why, for example, Mesoamerica, bits of the Southwest US and the northern parts of South America are so poorly colonzied compared to Argentina, Chile as well as most of the US and Canada. Those poorly colonized areas are the hotbeds of civilization and agriculture in the Americas historically and to this day you will find majority native or Mestizo populations all over the place with the cadaans failing to really replace them at all.
Given I said this is Central, Western and Southern Africa where does this leave the glorious Somalis?
