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Because for expansion
The plural form is navies.
The Japanese and US navies .
The navies of the US and Japan .
why did the western European spend much of there wealth on building strong armies and navies
The British had an Empire to defend (protect). That required armies/navies; and men made up armies/navies back then.
With the spread of colonialism European governments strengthened their armies and navies in order to maintain the status quo
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navies could not march inland and endanger liberties
Armies use troops. Navies use crews.
To protect themselves from attackers.
Because for expansion
It was a sea battle - the southern Greek city-state navies versus the Persian navies mainly from Egypt, the Asian Greek cities and Phoenicia.
they were competing about money(economics), navies, armies, amount of resources, etc
They been part of armies and navies since Before Christ (BC).