The Age of Exploration and European Imperialism of the Americas occurred just before the Protestant Reformation. The Americas presented a new start for non-Catholics, which is why many Protestants migrated to these new colonies (particularly in North America in the British colonies). Many Catholics also migrated to the Americas and they were more successful in spreading Catholicism than the Protestants were in Protestantism.
European exploration in the Americas resulted in a decline of populations due to diseases brought to the New World to which the natives had no immunity. For Africans, this exploration saw the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade where millions were captured and resettled in the Americas.
had the protestant reformation not shattered the religious unity of Europe, the english colonization of the atlantic coast would have taken a different course. how did the conflict over religion influence the colonization process?
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Sub-Saharan Africa was the last major area colonized by Europeans. There was remarkably little conflict among the major European powers during the rapid colonization of Africa, compared to the extensive wars over colonization in the Americas and Asia. This is in large part due to the Berlin Treaty of 1885, at which the major European powers agreed to a policy of 'notify and occupy', a coordinated and cooperative policy which resulted in the colonization of almost the entire continent in less than two decades.
the spread of religious conflict in europe
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Michael Feige has written: 'Settling in the hearts' -- subject(s): Moral and ethical aspects, Jews, Land settlement, Colonization, Political aspects, Religious Zionists, Arab-Israeli conflict, Religious Zionism, Political activity, History
Sources of conflict between European countries include resources, ideology, and space.
Communist propaganda almost triggered another European conflict.
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Africans responded to European expansion in various ways. Some resisted colonization through armed conflict and protest movements, while others collaborated with Europeans for economic benefits or protection. Overall, African responses were complex and diverse, shaped by local contexts and power dynamics.