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Which countries had the largest colonial empires by 1900 and which lands did they rule?
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Great Britain and France had the largest colonial empires. They ruled lands in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. They also eventually made their way down to Antarctica and made some claims, although those remain unrecognized today.
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What advantage did European countries have over people in other lands in their Imperial expansion?
People in European countries were civilized.
Why did the European countries actively colonize much of the world between the Th and amp Th centuries?
Europe is relatively small and is actually the smallest continent. The 1500s was the peak of colonization because navigation and ships had modernized as many explorers were looking for new lands and unexplored territories. More land for these Nations and Empires meant more resources, goods, trade and most importantly, money.
How many countries claimed lands in Africa in 1913?
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List three reasons people search for new lands?
The European countries searched for new land to find resources, to spread Christianity, and to gain dominion over new lands. Each of these aspects gave them power and wealth.
What did the Spanish want to do with the lands in the Caribbean?
The Spanish wanted gold from the lands in the Caribbean. Later they used missionaries to convert the natives and farmed the lands.
What is a group of lands under one rule called?
A group of lands under one rule are called an empire. Empires are groups of countries that are controlled by one government.
What have historians called some of the empires that existed in the nineteenth century prisons of nationalities and what empires were they referring to?
It sound like you are talking about the European colonial empires. Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Belgium formed empires by conquering lands in Africa, the Americas and Asia and turning them into colonies. Spain had created the oldest colonial European empire in South and Central America and the Philippines , but lost it in the 19th century.
How did states form in western Europe?
Ethnic groups conquered and united lands, forming empires and states which eventually morphed into countries.
What make India a subcontinent?
India is one of three core lands at the bottom of Southern Asia. It is also one of the seventh largest countries in the world.
Which major native group had the largest empire?
None, Native American's had no concept of "Empires" - "Kingdoms" and things of that nature. The closest you could come is land holdings by type of tribal people; if that is the definition then you could say the Ojibwa (Chippewa) held the largest sections of lands (about 90% of Canada and some lands in what is now the USA).
Why did great Britain want war in 1914?
They didn't want a war. They, like the other colonial powers, had much to lose and nothing to gain by going to war. Germany wanted to go to war as they arrived late on the colonial scene and therefore wanted to get some colonies. Since the great colonial empires weren't about to give up their lands and there wasn't really anywhere else to colonise they decided to go to war in the hope of being able to wrestle some land from the empires in the peace settlements (should they have won).
Why did european countries want to expand their empires?
The reason that the Europeans wanted to claim and control land throughout the world were economic ones. In the new lands of the Americas and Africa, the Europeans were looking for gold, raw materials, and land possessions as a way to compete with one another.
The guaranteed that Hapsburg lands would not be divided?
There never existed any guarantee that Hapburg lands would or could not be divided. On the contrary, the Hapsburg lands were in 1521 divided by treaty between Charles V and his brother Ferdinand in a "Austrian" and a "Spanish" empire. After that, the two empires never were divided further, just as most other countries in Europe.
Guaranteed that Hapsburg lands would not be divided?
There never existed any guarantee that Hapburg lands would or could not be divided. On the contrary, the Hapsburg lands were in 1521 divided by treaty between Charles V and his brother Ferdinand in a "Austrian" and a "Spanish" empire. After that, the two empires never were divided further, just as most other countries in Europe.
What steps did Alexander take to create his empires?
Alexander´s empire was the largest the world had ever seen. An admirer of Greek culture, he worked to spread Greek influence throughgout his empire by founding cities in the lands he conquered.
What are the 7 largest lands of the Earth called?
Continents
Analyze what it is about European nations that drove them to establish colonial settlements and eventually political dominion over faraway lands?
Analyze what it is about European nations that drove them to establish colonial settlements and eventually political dominion over faraway lands.
