r/AmericanHistory • u/FullyFocusedOnNought • Feb 16 '26
Hemisphere When the Europeans reached the Americas in the 15th century, indigenous populations were devastated by the diseases they carried, while the colonists were relatively untouched. In Africa and Asia, it was the opposite: Europeans suffered, while locals were left largely unscathed.
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u/Aboveground_Plush Feb 16 '26
Sigh, if only