Question

With WUUU agreement 22. Why did thousands of people fly away from Europe to America in the 19th century? Why were the Europeans attracted to Africa in the late 19th century?

Answer 1

Hint: As Europeans were scholars and adventurous , they wanted to explore other countries which eventually paved a way for many European countries to colonize different parts of the world.

Complete answer:
Europe was starting to become a hotbed for conflicts and wars and people started fleeing towards the east to the United States. Some of the reasons are:-
Until the 19th century, poverty and hunger were common in Europe. Cities were crowded and deadly diseases were widespread.
Religious conflicts were common and religious dissenters were persecuted So people migrated from Europe to America.

European were of colonial mindset and after exploring the south Asian countries they turned their attention towards Africa. Some of the reasons of turning towards Africa was:-
Europeans were attracted to Africa in search of valuable minerals like gold, coal, silver, etc which started to deplete in their already colonized territories like India, Myanmar.
They were attracted to Africa due to its vast land resources and favorable topography.
They went to Africa hoping to establish plantations and mines which would increase their revenue.

Note:Europeans had already developed their continent and sought to plunder other continents. This drain of wealth which made India a poor country was first noted by a great Indian scholar and politician Dadabhai Naroji.