Life on the Plains was difficult. What percentage of homesteaders failed and headed
back East?

European rule in Africa brought along many changes, most of them undesirable, while some of them were positive. With colonization, European languages became official, in particular English, French and Portuguese. Colonists also established educational systems in many of these countries. However, one of the worst consequences was that African colonies (and later on, African countries) were created along arbitrary lines in what is known as the "Scramble for Africa." This continues to cause ethnic conflict in the region.