... the development of advanced sailing techniques and new outlooks as a result of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, began to expand. With the formation of colonies in the Americas and various different colonies along Africa, India, and Indo-China, other European colonies were soon to follow. With a grant for the creation of the East India Company in 1604 by Henry IV, the French, who always ... struggled to match the economic super power that was Britain, took advantage of the opportunity. The French began to build colonies along the west and eastern coasts of Africa, the southern coasts o...

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... buffer state between British India and French Indochina. In Africa, all the imperialistic Europeans began to pick apart their choices. After having explorers map Africa, the Europeans begin to make colonies. After the discovery of gold and diamonds, the Europeans flocked like geese in migration to Africa looking for great riches. To control the takeover of Africa, the German chancellor, Otto ... beneficial if Africa was built as India was, it could have been factored as the grain of rice to tip the scale during the World Wars. Because the French governed Southern Asia, the United States...

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• Grade Level: High School