European nations wanted to control more land as a way to become more economically powerful. The hope was to acquire colonies to control their Natural Resources and make the nation extremely wealthy.
Competition over wealth and resources-under the theory of mercantilism it was believed there was a limited amount of wealth in the world and power was given to the country that held the most wealth.
Power and wealth are connected under the mercantilism theory. If there is only so much wealth in the world and a country must hold the most wealth to have the most power, then countries would be willing to fight each other for wealth. During the late 15th and early 15th centuries, this theory drove European countries to create colonies and trade connections with Asian Empires. In doing this they believed they were gaining power through the wealth of land and resources.
having a large and strong standing army
He wanted to aid Eastern Europe and increase Soviet influence and prevent Eastern European countries from taking Marshall Plan money.
The homestead Act came into effect that granted people an escape from the big city, and they also got land at a very cheap price
The Triple Alliance, formed in 1882, was a defensive military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The risk of this alliance was that it created a strong bloc of powers that could potentially escalate conflicts and increase tensions with other nations, particularly with their rival alliance, the Triple Entente. This eventually contributed to the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
It sought to unify all slavic ancestry in many nations (gradpoint)
because it was in favor of the British Mercantilism was the economic philosophy underlying early European colonial policy. The object of mercantilism was to increase the wealth of the Mother Country (England) in gold and silver.
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The object of mercantilism was to increase the wealth of the Mother Country.
Jean-Baptiste Colbery had sought to increase the wealth and power of France by following the ideas of mercantilism.
It increased the likelihood of starting a war there.
The theory of mercantilism held that a country's power depended mainly on its wealth. Wealth after all, allowed nations to build strong navies and purchase important goods. As a result to the policy of mercantilism the goal of every nation became the attainment of as much wealth as possible. Saying this they can increase their wealth by balance of trade and the economic revolution changes european society source- Honors World Civ book
To increase the nation's (great Britain's) total wealth
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Friends, family members, or teammates can increase the likelihood of you reaching your goals because they can keep you motivated.
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When certain traits increase the likelihood of an animal living a long life this is good. It means the animal has adapted well.