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electoral votes and popular votes all play a role :)))
Christianity is the most popular
They can be settled by wars where whoever wins, gets what they want. But a common way to solve a conflict is a negotiation. Countries will negotiate until they both are happy with the result.
hope that helped!
The Europeans weren't all that interested in having much of Africa because they didn't know at the time about the gold and diamonds Africa's land had to offer.