The Textbook Notes a Recent Health Crisis That Emerged in West

question 41

Multiple Choice

The textbook notes a recent health crisis that emerged in West Africa. The disease spread quickly because it was new to the region and because there were few health care facilities, poor-quality roads, and insufficient transportation in rural areas. This epidemic was called:

• A) the New Malaria Epidemic.
• B) the West Nile Virus Epidemic.
• C) the Ebola Epidemic.
• D) the Whooping Cough Epidemic.

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Definitions:

Armed Indian Resistance

Refers to instances where Indigenous peoples in what is now the United States and Canada took up arms to resist colonial or governmental encroachment on their territories.

White Missionaries

Religious figures, often from Western countries, who traveled to other parts of the world to spread Christianity.

Northwest Indians

Indigenous peoples originally living in the northwestern region of North America, known for their diverse cultures, languages, and historical resistance to European colonization.

Ghost Dance

A spiritual movement that emerged among Native American tribes in the late 19th century, promising the restoration of their lands and way of life through an apocalyptic event.