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explain in easy language the coming of rinderprest to Africa

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Answered by suninadollly
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Rinderpest was the fast-spreading and devastating disease of cattle plague.

Effects of Rinderpest :

It affected the Africans in following ways :

(i) Rinderpest moved like forest fire.

(ii) 90% of cattle were killed.

(iii) The loss of cattle destroyed African livelihoods. Earlier people rarely worked for a wage. They possessed land and livestock. Due to Rinderpest, they were forced to work for wages and so it affected the economy.

(iv) Colonial government forced the Africans into labour market.

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