Explain why in the invasion of America, European “micro-organisms were the true victors.”
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More than any other single factor, infection by European-carried diseases (smallpox, measles, etc.) decimated and demoralized New World peoples. This increased the ability of Europeans to conquer and dominate the native peoples and transplant their own culture to the New World.
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