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The cattle plague RINDERPEST in 1890s Africa contributed to:
AAfrican unification under one anti-colonial movement
BLoss of African pastoralist livelihoods and forced wage labour
CDefeat of European colonisers in the Boer War
DAfrica becoming the world's largest beef exporter
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Loss of African pastoralist livelihoods and forced wage labour
Rinderpest wiped out 90% of African cattle. African herders lost their livelihood. Europeans monopolised what remained. Africans were forced into mines/plantations for survival, deepening colonial exploitation.
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