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Europeans possessed more advanced military technology.

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Why did the European nations want to conquer the Americas?

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.


How did the existence of large European colonial empires in Africa and Asia impact the outbreak of World War 1?

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What is cree?

Cree is a language spoken by a large number of First Nations people of North America. The Cree are a large group of First Nations people of North America.


What were the reasons of the outbreak of the first world war?

The reasons of the outbreak of the 1st world war are:- 1.due to the industrial revolution the European countries started fighting with each other to acquire colonies in Asia and Africa. 2.The European countries wanted more raw materials in large scale. 3.They needed markets to sell their goods.


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The Congo Rainforest is the rainforest that is extensive and cover a large part of Central Africa.

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Why were europeans nations able to conquer large sections of Africa in the early 19th and 20th century?

Europeans possessed more advanced military technology.


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What European languages are most widely spoken in south Africa?

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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.