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The discovery of quinine was essential to the British Empire because it

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To stop malaria

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The discovery of quinine was a major advancement that was crucial to European imperialism and expansion. Quinine controlled attacks of malaria which, until the 1800s had decimated Europeans attempting to colonize in mosquito infested land.

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