The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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... Spain and Portugal their age of great- ness - silver and gold from the Americas made Spain the most powerful nation in the world , and Portugal grew rich upon the spice trade . Indirectly , however , they also made possible the growing ...
... Spain and Portugal their age of great- ness - silver and gold from the Americas made Spain the most powerful nation in the world , and Portugal grew rich upon the spice trade . Indirectly , however , they also made possible the growing ...
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... Spain was personified by Prince William of Orange , who was to go down in history as William the Silent , the Father of his country.1 It had been his dream to unite all the seventeen provinces , both north and south , in a solid front ...
... Spain was personified by Prince William of Orange , who was to go down in history as William the Silent , the Father of his country.1 It had been his dream to unite all the seventeen provinces , both north and south , in a solid front ...
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... Spain . With peace in the balance , Elizabeth did not want to antagonize Spain by granting a charter to a company that would prey on Spanish ships and trade.9 There followed a year of legal protestations to the court aiming to prove ...
... Spain . With peace in the balance , Elizabeth did not want to antagonize Spain by granting a charter to a company that would prey on Spanish ships and trade.9 There followed a year of legal protestations to the court aiming to prove ...
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The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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