So he could remarry.
The Greeks never wanted to gain control of Troy, Menelaus just wanted his wife Helen back from Paris.
Monasteries such as Durham became rich because of all of the land that it owns from renting and also from the schools that they pay to get taught. The monasteries weren't supposed to be this rich so Henry 5th shut down lots of monasteries and abbeys. This was called the dissolution of the monasteries
Stapleton encouraged the friendship between Sir Henry and his wife because he wanted to use Sir Henry to gain control of Baskerville Hall and the family fortune. By fostering a close relationship between Sir Henry and his wife, Stapleton hoped to manipulate Sir Henry into his scheme and exploit the situation for his own gain.
Grant attacked and captured Fort Henry to gain the control of the River Tennessee.
Egypt wanted there Natural Resources
i think im not sure but i think he was the one who wanted and did gain control of jeuruslam
they wanted to extend their political control over weaker nations
they wanted to gain an advantage in the competition for global resources.
1 because Germany wanted France's land 2 because it wanted to gain control on its citizens
because they wanted to gain control of everything and own Vietnam
he wanted to be popular
The islands would increase the U.S. presence in the Pacific.