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They wanted to conquer America because they thought the Red Indians there were dumb and couldn't defend themselves while they could. America also had a lot of resources like bison for food, land for farming, forest for development, large river systems and etc. It was also believed it was a good trading spot for fellow trespassers like merchants and pirates. It was economically good for the center of the trading routes around the world and as it was large they thought it could be easy to spread their people around it as space was running out in England. They also had the ambition to conquer all the places in sight and to make or establish a better world for their people.
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Why did European nations want to establish colonies in Africa?
It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
What is a major reason the senate voted against joining the league of nations?
The US didn't want to get caught up in European affairs that had nothing to do with them again.
What continent did European countries want to take control of?
Asia
Why did European countries want to build new empires in Asia and Africa?
Power and Money.
Why did the Muslims want to conquer so much land?
Most of the lands conquered by Muslim armies were not for the sake of spreading Islam. They were mostly defensive wars. In some cases the local people invited the Muslims to liberate them from the yoke of the dictatorial rules of their cruel kings. As a matter of fact no nation should rule another nation without her will. All nations and peoples should live peacefully respecting the sovereignty of others. No country should invade the lands of others.
Why did the European nations want control of the Americas?
Why woulnt they want more land. If they cold get more land that would mean more resources and more power
Why did the US want to prevent European colonies in the Americas?
to prevent European countries from regaining colonies in Latin America
What did European nations want from Asian and African colonies?
cheap manpower
Which two European nations most resented the Monroe Doctrine?
I'd go with France and Spain, the two European nations with the power and desire to continue colonizing the Americas. Ironically, the U.S. didn't have the naval power to enforce the Monroe Doctrine at the time in was enacted and was relying on Britain to do it for them--and Britain did, because they didn't want France or Spain to gain any more power.
Why did President Monroe want to end European colonization in the Americas?
They wanted peace between the two countries.
Why did European nations want to establish colonies in Africa?
It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
What best describes President Washington's foreign policy towards European nations?
He didn't want the US to get involved in European conflicts.
Why did the senate not want the US to join the league of nations?
It would entangle the United States too deeply in the foreign affairs of European nations.
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.
Did Saint Philip want to conquer Italy?
Saint Philip did not want to conquer Italy and was in no position to do so.
What effect did the wealth that . Spain gained from its overseas expeditions have on Europe?
Over in the americas Spain found gold so the effect it had on the rest of the European counties mad them want to send forth their own explores to gwt gold
Why did the US refuse to join the League of Nations following world war 2?
the US didn't want to get caught in in European affairs again
