How did the explorations in the Arctic regions affect Eskimo lifestyle negatively?

Eskimos were exposed to education and development.

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The outsiders brought new diseases to which the Eskimos had no immunity or natural resistance.

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The new demand for furs and animal products brought mass killings.

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None of the above.

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B The outsiders brought new diseases to which the Eskimos had no immunity or natural resistance.
C The new demand for furs and animal products brought mass killings.
Because of the new tools and weapons and the new demand for furs, animals were hunted and killed in greater numbers. In some areas, animals such as caribou and seals were hunted almost to extinction. The outsiders brought new diseases to which the Eskimos had no immunity or natural resistance.

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