The fact that it was divided into states provoked the need for strong governments and because there was no one power that could change things in Europe they obtained a relatively strong freedom of thought. In fact trading posts was all Europe could establish when trading with Africa. They could only set up trading posts on the coast of Africa because Europeans were easily susceptible to African diseases. This showed that Europe could be defeated and led many people to believe Europe wasn’t that powerful after all. They reinstated former French president Degaul to reassess stability.