It brought riches to Britain and many other European nations; played a major role in enslaving more than 10 million Africans; and created the first global markets in cotton, tobacco and sugar. But now colonialism has been accused of having an even greater influence. It is claimed that it changed the Earth’s very makeup...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/10/colonialism-changed-earth-geology-claim-scientists?
