In the 1890s, a fast-spreading cattle disease, carried by infected cattle brought in from British Asia, swept across Africa and killed about 90 per cent of the cattle there. What was this disease?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Rinderpest
Rinderpest, or cattle plague, reached Africa in the late 1880s with cattle imported to feed Italian soldiers invading Eritrea. It killed about 90 per cent of the cattle, and the loss of their cattle forced many Africans into wage work for European colonists.