Many historians argue that the key factor in increasing warfare in West Africa between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries is the European firearms sale-enslavement cycle. This cycle involved the trade of European firearms in exchange for enslaved people, which intensified conflicts and competition among local societies.
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While investigating the increased warfare in West Africa between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, what do many historians argue is the key factor in increasing warfare at large?(1 point)
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the European firearms sale-enslavement cycle
the European firearms sale-enslavement cycle
dangerous environments along the Bight of Benin
dangerous environments along the Bight of Benin
wars of succession
wars of succession
varying local currencies, such as nzimbu shells
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