They were after oil and a strategic advantage.
18-19th century
Chandragupta Maurya
It was B Mussolini wanted to expand his country to challenge the Soviet Union, but Hitler wanted to expand his country to increase trade with the Soviet Union.
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European countries founded colonies because they wanted the New World's land for resources such as gold and fur. They also wanted to expand their empire.
India had a variety of spices that European countries lacked. Also, at that time, it was a culture of imperialism. Imperialism is the growth of an empire and Europe wanted to expand their empire to Asia and Africa.
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to expand there weath and power
No Eastern European countries were members of the European Union in 1993. The EU did not expand to the east until 2004 when nine Eastern European countries (with one Western European nation) joined the EU.
European countries explored North America to find a sea route to Asia for trade, to spread Christianity to indigenous populations, and to establish colonies for economic and territorial gains.
The European nations rivalries because they wanted to expand their empires colonially. This included all countries.
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Spain sought to expand it's empire to compete with other European countries such as Great Britain. the main objectives for Spain was to spread Catholicism and search for Gold to increase wealth. Many native peoples died over Spain's conquest of Latin America.
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What you describe is appeasement.Emblazonment is the (conspicuous) inscribing or displaying of a design.
European countries had a long conflict with each other, they all wanted to expand their kingdom.