It helped bring the South back.
It ended the war.
IT FREED THE SLAVES
Imperialism was basically the tension over colonies. This was a widely recognized reason for starting off WWI. Colonies were places that were taken in to control by other ruling countries. This made countries more powerful and <span>dominant, so this is linked to alliances that were made back then.</span>
Bartolomeu Dias was the first European explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa discovering what is called the Cape of Good Hope. This discovery made it possible for Europeans to trade with Asia and India via water instead of across land, which was very expensive at the time.
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