While European nations maintained colonial forts along the coast of Africa since the eighteenth century, Europeans did not control large portions of the continent and did not formally colonize until the nineteenth century. By 1900, most Africans (with the exceptions of today's Liberia and Ethiop...
How Did The Europeans Contribute To The Spread Of Maritime Expansion When maritime expansion began, China participated not because they were interested in trading rather they wanted to broaden their empire to show the rest of the world their power and achievements. Trade did come into play when ...
However, due to their Confucius beliefs, unlike the empires of Western Europe, the empires of China did not expand its forces to colonize territories overseas. Instead, it colonized territories part of the mainland continent. Stating that China had no intention of expanding its forces is a lie....
A) Why were slaves brought to the Americas in the first place? B) How did Black freemen come to the U.S. and to territories that became part of America? Slavery: It refers to the state of being held in captivity...
When the Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople in 1453, the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, they also take control of, and disrupt, the major trade routes. Looking for ways to circumvent the Turks and Arabs, Europeans take to the seas to find new lands on which to grow ...
If electric motors were the more advanced technology—if they were considered ideal because they were quiet, clean, and took advantage of cutting edge technology—why did the world give up on them? In 1900, neither electric nor gas cars were viable for mass adoption—both needed a few key ...