Because for expansion
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France; England; the United States; Germany
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
With the spread of colonialism European governments strengthened their armies and navies in order to maintain the status quo
Imperialist nations built up their armies and navies.
Imperialist nations built up their armies and navies.
Imperialist nations built up their armies and navies.
The British had an Empire to defend (protect). That required armies/navies; and men made up armies/navies back then.
European nations competing and building large navies to defend their empires.
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European nations competing and building large navies to defend their empires.
European nations competing and building large navies to defend their empires.
European nations competing and building large navies to defend their empires.