The negative impact of the international slave trade on Africa was immense. It can be seen on the personal, family, communal, and continental levels. In addition to the millions of able-bodied individuals captured and transported, the death toll and the economic and environmental destruction resulting from wars and slave raids were startlingly high. In the famines that followed military actions, the old and very young were often killed or left to starve.
Some 70 years ago, Hitler's Wehrmacht was chalking up one victory after the next, but then Winston Churchill stood up to the dictator. Their duel decided World War II. The former British prime minister has been viewed as one of the shining lights of the 20th century ever since. Is the reputation justified?
An example of legislation being used to liberate lgbtq+ civil rights, is that in some countries, having prejudice or discriminatory actions towards people part of the lgbtq+ community is illegal, and you could be imprisoned for it. On the contrary, an example of legislation used to discriminate lgbtq+ members, is that in other countries, police tear gas and harm people who protest for the rights to be lgbtq+.
Many aspects of today's society have been affected by ancient Rome . Creation of law, development of democratic government practices, influences in language, literature, art, infrastructure, and city-planning are all areas where the influences of Roman ideas can be seen.
