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Was the African slave trade necessary for Great Britain's economic policy to work?
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Great Britain's economic policy, mercantilism, required that the country export more goods than it imported. For this to happen, Britain needed to maintain its status as the world's strongest industrial power. Britain did this by acquiring colonies overseas. It was motivated to do this because it needed new markets for its finished goods. The colonies could also be used to supply raw materials for manufacturing.
The Great Depression and World War II brought increasing economic woes to South Africa, and convinced the government to strengthen its policies of racial segregation. In 1948, the Afrikaner National Party won the general election under the slogan “apartheid” (literally “apartness”).
The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by the question is the first choice "<span>The Rus established a strong trading relationship with Constantinople."
</span>A monarchy formed in Kiev, and the Kievan Rus came into being. ... Contact and trade between Kiev and Constantinople increased. Kiev became a major trading hub in eastern Europe, and other than tangible goods, religion from the Byzantine Empire found its way into Kiev.
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To end slavery in the United states
The first option. The population drastically decreased due to disease brought by the settlers not to mention the mass genocide they endured, brought upon them by the colonists.
