Guns, Germs, And Steel Part 3

1)According to Jared Diamond, what allowed Europeans to develop the power necessary to conquer (take over) large portions of the world? 

Since the Europeans geographically had the most productive crops and animals this allowed them to produce guns, germs, and steel which led them to conquer most of the world.

2)Why were the Europeans who settled the South African cape(tip) so successful? Describe two reasons. 

First, they almost had the same exact temperature that they had at home so they were very used to tis and it didn't take them by surprise. Second, they could grow the same crops that they did back home that were so successful causing them to be as successful there.

3)How did disease allow the Europeans to conquer the native populations in the Americasand in the Africancape? 

Europeans have slowly been building up a tolerance too diseases that they have already been introduced to making it much easier for them to settle into lands. While the Americans have never been introduced to diseases like this so when they were it killed us in large numbers but the Europeans already developed a tolerance to it.

4)The Europeans who settled the tropical areas of the African continent introduced killer germs to the native populations. However, Europeans also suffered from the effects of germs native to Africa. Describe how native African germs worked against the European settlers. 

The Europeans were experiencing a reversal of the pattern they were used to. Rather than introducing germs to the people they hoped to conquer, they were being infected by the germs that were known  to be in Africa and losing their livestock and their own lives as a result. This was a really big lost for them because they thought they were almost immortal and this gave them a reality check saying their just a venerable as everyone else.

5)How did the native Africans protect themselves from the germs that caused diseases such as Smallpox and Malaria? Give specific examples cited in the film. 

Like the Europeans the Native Africans grew immune to this over thousands of years of being exposed to it. Since the Africans have always lived in small communities and these diseases were known for spreading through mass areas. Also, they found out different ways to limit these spreads by if someone got it to make the other people extremely careful and kind of shut the person off. Another ways is.

6)How has the colonization (European take over) of Africa created countries filled with disease? Give specific examples from the film.

 European colonists in the late 1800’s forced the native Africans out of their small villages and into cities and large, crowded communities to mine and ferry the continent’s natural resources, they took the successful economic and social systems away from these people. By putting so many people together in areas where diseases like Malaria are easily spread, the native populations have lost the immunity they once had to these diseases. This is caused, in part, by the strains of the disease mutating, causing drugs to be less effective. As a result, there are high numbers of people infected with and dying from diseases like Malaria.

7)A)Wha is the number one public health problem in Zambia? B) Who are the people mainly affected by this? 
Malaria, it is the number one killer of African children under the age of 5, killing seven children a day.

8)How has disease made poverty (poorness) worse in many African countries such as Zambia? 

It has decreased life expectancy dramatically. The average lifespan in Zambia is only 35 years. Because the disease affects so many children so frequently, many mothers who would normally be working and contributing to the society are instead sitting in hospitals nursing sick children.

9)According to data from the film, how has Malaria effected the overall growth in Africa over the last 50 years? 

Malaria has caused 1% negative growth in Africa each year for the past 50 years. This has caused poverty to become a big problem for them.

10)Describe how other tropical countries such as Malaysia and Singapore have developed rich economies despite having many of the same geographical and health problems faced by African nations.

By understanding their environment and realizing the burdens that their geography and certain germs could cause, these governments planned and executed measures to eliminate diseases like Malaria. As a result, they were able to grow and live in rich environments.