Question

what were the effects of the coming of rinderpest to Africa

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Rinderpest, refers to the cattle plague in Africa in 1890s.

With this plague:

90% of cattle in Africa were killed at that point in time

With such monumental losses, livelihoods of the majority of the African people were also destroyed

With such weak economic conditions, the Africans were forced into the labour market

This helped the European colonies to strengthen their base in Africa

I hope it is enough for your knowledge