what is the effect of Christopher Cloumbus ' voyages ?

Question

what was the effect on the Europe and the Americas- North and South America, Central America and the Caribbean

Answer 1

The Vietnam war, global pollution, Terrorism against the UK, obesity, fast-food, weirdo, radical Christianity (Waco, et al), Israel, Tom Cruise, and junk left on the moon. But worst of all, 'Hope and Faith' & the Fox Network
He did however pave the way for Sir Walter Raleigh to introduce potatos (No e) and tobacco. I enjoy both daily.

PS Magellan proved the world was round, not Columbus

Answer 2

Columbus initiated the destruction of countless American Indian civilizations. Columbus brought something with him to the New World that no one of his era would have thought of: germs. Disease and epidemic raged across North and South America in the decades after Columbus' arrival. These epidemics virtually wiped out over 90% of the indigenous people of the Americas. Historians often estimate the "pre-discovery" population of the Americas to be only a few million at most. However, these historians do not take into account that disease killed most of the Indians long before anyone sought to estimate their numbers. Much like the buffalo, the American Indian was decimated from a high population of approximately 100 million to less than two million over the span of two centuries.

Answer 3

well, in the short-term, many diseases were brought to the Americas and Caribbean. the native peoples were expected to just let the new countries take over and destroy the lives they had created for themselves, and anyone who stood up for their rights was killed for the most part. this happened even though the people who came over to the new world from Europe were looking to gain freedom from European powers. the European countries were looking to gain $$$ and expand their power.

long-term... look at what has happened to these places. they have become heavily populated and completely built up for the most part.

whether good or bad, that is give and take based upon personal opinion.

Answer 4

Well he certainly charted a new route to uncharted territories then unknown to the European society.He also proved that the world was round and not flat as was thought by many Europeans.He also discovered the natives whom he tried to entreat to show him where they got the gold they wore as decoration.

Answer 5

It was a disaster of immesne proportions for this hemisphere. He ignorantly opened the flood gates to conquest, exploitation, oppression, genocide, ecological destruction, culture loss, colonialism, pandemics, and war.

Answer 6

rape and pillage of idigenous people in other countries and a bogus holiday named after him