Destruction of culture, nation-states, and ways of life. Take, for example, the destruction of the Zulu empire in the South of Africa. In addition, depletion of resources was a major effect, as both humans were being taken into slavery (especially on the West and gold coasts of Africa) and trade resources were being taken from the indigenous people. An example of this is on the Ivory coast where Ivory, for which the coast is named after, is being offloaded in massive quantities. Finally, the implementation of European government systems in Africa can be seen to go hand in hand with the destruction of culture mentioned earlier.