They were after oil and a strategic advantage.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, three prominent countries that sought to expand their power and create empires were Britain, France, and Germany. Britain focused on expanding its global reach through colonization, particularly in Africa and Asia, establishing a vast empire known as "the empire on which the sun never sets." France also pursued colonial expansion, particularly in North and West Africa, as well as Southeast Asia. Germany, late to the imperial race, aimed to establish its own colonies in Africa and the Pacific, leading to competition among these nations for territorial dominance.
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.
In 1914, the major empires included the British Empire, which encompassed countries such as Canada, Australia, India, and parts of Africa; the French Empire, which included Algeria, parts of West Africa, and Indochina; the German Empire, comprising Germany and its colonies in Africa and the Pacific; and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which included modern-day Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, and parts of the Balkans. Additionally, the Ottoman Empire covered much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. These empires were characterized by their vast territories and diverse populations at the onset of World War I.
Countries invaded during World War 1 include: Serbia (by Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria) Luxembourg (by Germany) Belgium (by Germany) France (by Germany) Albania (by several countries including Austria and Italy) Romania (by Bulgaria, Germany, Austria) Turkey/Ottoman Empire (by UK and France) German Empire (by Russia) Austria-Hungary (by Russia and Italy) South Africa (by Germany) West Africa (by UK and France) Russia (by Ottoman Empire) Greece (by Bulgaria) Poland (by Germany and Austria) Lithuania (by Germany) Ukraine (by Germany) Italy (by Austria-Hungary) Estonia (by Germany) Latvia (by Germany)
I think it was the Songhai empire in Africa.
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Germany wanted to to expand in Europe. Italy wanted to expand in Africa. Japan wanted to expand in Asia & the Pacific.
Persia's absorption of Media gave it the strength to expand into an empire covering the Middle East, north Africa and central Asia.
The Romans conquered the Mediterranean and the peoples who lived on the shores of North Africa on this sea. They did not expand the empire into the Sahara because it is not habitable.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, three prominent countries that sought to expand their power and create empires were Britain, France, and Germany. Britain focused on expanding its global reach through colonization, particularly in Africa and Asia, establishing a vast empire known as "the empire on which the sun never sets." France also pursued colonial expansion, particularly in North and West Africa, as well as Southeast Asia. Germany, late to the imperial race, aimed to establish its own colonies in Africa and the Pacific, leading to competition among these nations for territorial dominance.
No. Although the Roman Empire did expand south into Africa,it did not get as far as what is now modern day Kenya. It only included Egypt.
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The Roman Empire covered what is not Italy, France, Spain, England, parts of Germany, Africa, and the Middle East.
Yes, much further. The Roman empire stretched, roughly, from northern Africa to Scotland and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea.
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.