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What was the effect of discovery of quinine in the 1820s?
It gave Europeans a tool to treat illness in tropical areas, and then be able to colonize those areas.
It forced European nations to expand their armies and navies.
It promoted industrialization in smaller countries across Europe.
It led to European advancements in astronomy and physics.
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It gave Europeans a tool to treat illness in tropical areas, and then be able to colonize those areas.
Explanation: Quinine (isolated from cinchona bark in ~1820) was an effective antimalarial, greatly reducing European mortality in tropical regions and making long-term military, colonial, and commercial presence feasible. The other choices are not direct effects of quinine’s discovery.
Explanation: Quinine (isolated from cinchona bark in ~1820) was an effective antimalarial, greatly reducing European mortality in tropical regions and making long-term military, colonial, and commercial presence feasible. The other choices are not direct effects of quinine’s discovery.
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