The European colonization had devastating impact on Native Americans due to environmental changes and the introduction of diseases:
- The introduction of European weapons linked to the popularity of beavers led to overhunting. <u>Overhunting led to the extinction of beavers which affected the ecosystem as a whole. Europeans also brought pigs to the new land that ended up eating the foods deers and other animals depended on leading to scarcity.</u>
- <u>Europeans brought with them diseases (such as smallpox) that the native population were NOT immune to which resulted in a great number of deaths. The high mortality rate of the older population meant the loss of both tradition and knowledge.</u>
On 27 January 1945, Auschwitz concentration camp—a Nazi concentration camp where more than a million people were murdered—was liberated by the Red Army during the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Although most of the prisoners had been forced onto a death march, about 7,000 had been left behind.
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The Renaissance period has seen a lot of changes and transformation. These transitions were seen not only in art but also in the society and in trade and commerce. Trade was responsible for bringing new ideas into Europe. The cities had enough money to learn and appreciate new art and learning. Cities like Venice and Genoa became important trading centres. These centres linked the Western Europe with the East. Eventually, the increase in trade led to a new economy. While the craftsmen produced goods, the merchants traded them all over Europe.
The article of Confederation
To prevent spread of communism after the end of WWll