The Negative Impacts of European Colonial Expansion and Challenging Assumptions

The impact of European colonial expansion on native peoples in North America, Australia, and Africa was severe due to a vast cultural gap and the spread of diseases. Europeans, with their advanced technology and immunity to animal diseases, introduced infections to which the natives were not immune. However, it is worth noting that diseases like smallpox may have also been brought by fishermen from Asia. Colonialism is often considered evil and racist, but British involvement in Africa to end slavery challenges this assumption.