many in power in England‚ who were of the merchant classes. Those in the merchant classes would benefit from trade agreements. In order for these merchants to benefit from more trade agreements‚ there was a need to obtain additional resources which ultimately came from obtaining more land—as well as control of trade routes. There was a quest for a transoceanic trade route to provide direct access to African and Asian goods. There was a huge belief that the more a ruler could control access to these
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During the 1700s the Europeans traveled to Aotearoa‚ the land of the long white cloud‚ and met the Māori who then traded and taught them their ways. The Europeans arrived in 1769 when captain Cook arrived in New Zealand and spoke to the Māori. This essay will argue that the arrival of the Europeans had a negative effect. The Māori population almost halved because of the Europeans. When the Europeans first arrived in 1769 they carried diseases which they thought were merely common colds‚ but when
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important issue to the British colonies. Nevertheless‚ it was not the main reason the British were so eager to colonize America. Their main concern was glorifying the British Empire through economic gain. The British were very concerned about making money off the colonies. The primary reason for the colonies was to earn money. The most important goal for the British of settling the Americas was to grow crops‚ hunt animals‚ and find precious metals. These products‚ once obtained by the colonies‚ would than
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economic and military resources was too much for the Germans to counter. The US wartime production level was brought Eastern Front- you said it was American-British joint cooperation but without the US’s assistance they wouldn’t have Why did the Allies win? ASSIST Economic assistance If they didn’t supply them with money (lend-lease) or equipment how on earth would the allies manage to produce enough resources . THEY WERE RUNNING OUT AND NEARLY LOSING UNTIL THE US OFFERED HELP THEY DIDN’T
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American Revolution Independence from Britain The Revolutionary war was a series of battle between the British and the Americans. The British had a much larger army than the Americans. The Continental Army‚ which is the army that is fighting for america‚ consisted of only some of the Americans. Loyalists were those in the colonies that wanted to remain loyal to the British King‚ the loyalists refused to fight with the other colonists. The French became allies with the Americans because they wanted
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each and every time. People learn from their mistakes‚ as did the Indians in the late 1700s‚ as well as the Confederate troops from the Civil War. The Union was victorious in this war for freedom‚ and to this day‚ the north is more the heart of the country’s economy. Weapons have been around from the Neanderthals of the post-ice age‚ to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Rocks became knives‚ sticks became spears‚ and bayonets became AK-47’s. The technology from the French and Indian War was revolutionized
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colony paved the way for Europeans to colonize North America‚ and even present day United States of America. Spain was a rival nation of Europe’s‚ and they were always fightings‚ or bickering about things like religion. So when Spain was conquesting in South America‚ that caused Europe to want to colonize present day North America for golds‚ riches‚ and power. A second reason that caused Europeans to go to North America (Virginia) was that laws dealing with inheritance in England made it hard for those
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Why did Stalin win the struggle for power after Lenin’s death? Leading up to and following Lenin’s death in 1924‚ Leon Trotsky‚ the logical successor to Lenin‚ was outwitted from becoming leader of the Communist Party. Trotsky had been second only to Lenin since the Revolution he masterminded‚ yet it seemed Joseph Stalin was better suited from 1924 to assume the role because he was more politically adept and had more success in out manoeuvring and taking any opportunity to usurp Trotsky. His success
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resist any rebel attack with a greater show of force. Colonel Marshall Lefferts‚ commander of the Seventh New York refused to join ranks with the Eighth Massachusetts. Butler tried to pull rank on the Colonel‚ but Lefferts refused to take orders from Butler as they had not yet been mustered into Federal service and he was still under the command of the governor of New
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CHAPTER TWO ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS IN INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT AND BANGLADESH. A good connection existed between the Indian sub-continent and Europe since the ancient time. The Arab traders exported the commodities of Indian subcontinent to Venice and Genoa Ports of Italy in the middle age. These Ports commodities were also sent to various countries of Europe. This business was monopolized by the Arab and Italian traders. In this way‚ they earn a large amount of profit. Gradually‚ the merchants
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