revolves around it’s interactions with Europeans. The Europeans exploited and conquered much of the African continent. They were able to conquer Africa through imperialism which is a process of invasion‚ attack and exploitation for natural resources. Africa had many natural resources that Europeans wanted to themselves and the only solution they came up with was to conquer Africa. Europeans explored and exploited Africa for a variety of reasons. They did this to spread christianity‚ to civilize
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Americas and China from the 16th and 17th century‚ European experiences in these foreign lands greatly resembled and differed in many ways. Although one would expect the same victorious outcomes that many European groups did result in while conquering different worlds‚ these operative strategies did not always work for all. Different countries and civilizations clearly have different views and beliefs on the world around them; therefore when the Europeans did not account for this‚ a cultural collision‚
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The Spanish’s need to colonize and conquer the Americas derived from their dreams of success‚ wealth‚ and power. When Spanish conquistadors conquered some of the richest and populous lands in South America‚ it caused a chain reaction of voyages and expeditions across Europe. The discoveries of gold‚ silver‚ newly captured slaves‚ and land uplifted the European economy. Self-recognition and “title” was also gained through conquering large‚ plentiful lands. Through the eyes of the Spaniards
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ready to conquer or make an alliance with anyone on their expedition to Tenochtitlan. Cortes the leader of the Spaniards brought eleven ships‚ five hundred and eight fighting men‚ one hundred sailors‚ two hundred indigenous slaves‚ and sixteen horses on his way to find gold and glory. The Spaniards would fight to kill while the Aztecs would capture their enemies and sacrifice them to their gods. Due to this difference in worldview the Aztec’s weapons were also different from the European weapons
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their empire now sat upon. Then‚ all of a sudden‚ these strange people show up with all these strange and foreign objects and the Aztecs didn’t know what to do. As the Aztecs would soon find out‚ the Spanish had come to conquer land‚ not make allies. The Spanish were able to conquer the Aztecs because they had an advantage. They had new tools and weapons that the Aztecs had never seen before‚ they were invited in by the Aztecs‚ and they had allies. The first big advantage that the Spanish had over
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and open toward the Europeans. With his exploration‚ in the Americas in place‚ it sets forth many drastic‚ harsh‚ and cruel living standards for the Native Americans. Many factors and advantages played a role in Columbus’ successful conquering. As stated the Native Americans were too friendly toward the Europeans‚ despite not even knowing them. This led Columbus and his men to seize control and take advantage. Even though‚ the Americans were nothing but friendly to the Europeans‚ Columbus abused this
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Cortes’ ardent determination to bring back wealth‚ gold‚ and conquer the Aztecs’ most sacred land‚ Tenochtitlan‚ wasn’t enough to defeat them in a hard fought battle. Determination was just one of the many factors that helped the Spaniards defeat the pious Aztecs. The main five factors consist of the‚ Spanish Worldview‚ Aztec Worldview‚ Military Technology‚ Military Strategy‚ Spread of Disease. However‚ out of all of these factors‚ the most important would be Military Technology due to all the advantages
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journeyed to the Isthmus of Panama with a Spanish conquistador‚ Vasco Nunez De Balboa‚ and how Balboa was the first European to see the Pacific. Then Pizzaro heard a rumor about an Empire in the South that had a lot of gold like large amounts of gold and how they had sculptures of solid gold of Inca riches. Then‚ in 1531 Pizzaro then left 180 men in Panama in an attempt of the conquest to conquer the Inca Empire and take advantage of the Incan Civil war and civilization. When the conquistadors arrived at
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The Congo was taken over in 1885 by King of Belgium‚ Leopold II . Leopold wanted to conquer the Congo due to him believing overseas colonies were the key to a country’s greatness. Leopold gained control of the Congo by sending explorer Henry Stanley to claim land in the Congo. At the Berlin conference of 1884-1885 they recognized Leopold as the sovereign ruler of the Congo. The country was treated as a brutal business investment by Leopold who was viewed by the world as a noble king. But in reality
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conquered Gaul‚ however‚ he felt that he should also conquer Britain for many reasons including land‚ agriculture‚ and metals. So‚ in 55 B.C. Caesar began his expedition to Britain. He gathered two legions for the first attempt and then realized that the Britons were not going to give up easily‚ therefore he went back for a second time with a stronger army of five legions. After his second attempt‚ he finally came to the conclusion that he did not want to have a long lasting war with Britain.
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