Unlike the Spanish‚ the Ottoman Empire as a land-based empire that dominated the Middle East right up to Eastern Europe. The economy of the Ottoman Turks was based on conquering new lands and exploiting them for their value. The Ottoman’s continued to conquer‚ not only so their economies wouldn’t fall but also to spread their religion‚ Islam. Unlike the Spanish‚ they did have some religious tolerance in their empire‚ but hey mostly forcefully converted who they conquered The Ottoman Empire was an
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What is the most important factor when building an empire? In this essay I will write about what is the most important factor when building an empire. The different groups that are important when building an empire are Ideological; social‚ economic and political .These groups each have different ways which are important in building an empire such as the social factor and the political factor‚ the social factor is more to the all the countries in the empire will be allies and is also letting the
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In 1900 the Russia Empire covered nearly 23 million square kilometres. Only a quarter of it was in Europe and the rest in Asia. The majority of the 128 million population were Slavs‚ but there were over 200 different nationalities. Several of these groups wanted regional autonomy and this was the cause of a constant source of political conflict. There were also 5 million Jews and around 23 million Muslims living in the Russian Empire. The government’s policy of russification (forbidding the use of
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In the early nineteenth century‚ Slavic peoples from multiple empires in eastern and southern Europe began to pursue a movement to protect and organize Slavic culture. In 1848‚ this movement became more political. It gained a reputation and an attempt was made to unify all Slavic peoples. This movement became known as Pan-Slavism. Pan-Slavism appealed to many Slavs who felt nationalism towards their race. However among the Slavs‚ there were many different opinions. Some believed that there was a
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Spanish Vs English Who shall conquer…more “Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel‚ even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves” Albert Einstein “I want the world Chico and everything in it” Al Pacino (Scarface 1983) Wealth‚ prosperity‚ resources the “New World” promised all this and more. The Europeans and the Spanish knew their intentions when setting sail‚ gather as much gold and land as
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They Incas vs. the Spanish was a local event between nations from two different hemispheres. The Incas were from the eastern hemisphere and the Spanish were from the western hemisphere. The two hemispheres were very different. The eastern hemisphere has landed gong from north to south unlike the western hemisphere where land goes from west to east. Land going west to east was okay because the day was the same all the way along and the terrain was similar throughout the land‚ but for the eastern hemisphere
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to force Serbia to give way‚ rather than settling the dispute between themselves. Secondly‚ some Austrian politians saw the assassination provided an opportunity for an attack against Serbia‚ and a way of solving the issue of Serbs in the Austrian Empire. On July 1914‚ the Austrian Government presented an ultimatum to Serbia‚ even though there wasn’t any proof that the Serbian Government had been involved in the assassination‚ and although the Serbs indicated they were reluctant to go to way‚ the
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sought out new resources and trade routes. The two countries that were notorious in exploration during the Renaissance were Portugal and Spain. The Portuguese and Spanish were rivals in exploration. They were always competing with each other over who was better. Spanish exploration was more effective than Portuguese exploration because the Spanish went to land unexplored‚ colonised and made more voyages than the Portuguese. Trade was a necessity for early kingdoms after the Middle Ages. People‚ especially
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It is no secret that the Russian government is very different from the United States‚ which may be a bit intimidating for an American journalist entering into the unfamiliar political world of Bloomberg. Relocating from a completely individualistic society to a collectivist society will require major adjustments when collaborating in an intercultural environment. Since Russia is mainly collectivist‚ the power distance between power holders and society is very approachable. When compared to the United
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