To increase their wealth and power
Gaining income and raw materials
To increase their wealth and powerGaining income and raw materials
The European countries which set up trading centers were England, Holland, Portugal France and Denmark.
They were engaged in the slave trade
Napoleon set up a blockade to prevent trade and communication between Great Britain and other European countries
The same reason every European country set out to conquer others- To establish their superiority over OTHER European countries, gain wealth, steal natural resources, and spread their religion to the native peoples.
European countries had many different political systems throughout history. There were oligarchies, monarchies, tyrants/dictators, democracies, etc.
gaining income and raw materials
There were originally 6 countries that together set up the European Economic Community, which is now known as the European Union. Those 6 countries were: * France * Germany * Italy * Luxembourg * Netherlands * Belgium
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No new countries joined in 2002. Prior to that, the last countries to join joined in 1995. The next set of countries joined in 2004.
Because they wanted to steal land.
it was a coastal area