During the early 1500's the Spanish and Portugal lead the world with their great and dominant Navies. The Spanish discovery of silver in Zacateces and San Luis Potosi allowed Spain to have a lot of trading power with East Asia in the way of silk and back home in Spain helped to put money back into the treasury after the 800 year-long recon quest of Iberia form the Moors (The world that trade created, pg. 54). ... But as time goes on the Spanish and Portuguese hold on the world scene lessens, in many ways due to privaterring, which lead to losses in Spain and gains for the Dutch, Engl...

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Britain was able to gain control by the help of three major factors. ... They were the response from the United States, the Spanish American War, and the Panama Canal. ... The Spanish American War was a 5-month war dealing with Cuba. ... He thought that such a canal would help the east/west trade and move navy ships faster. ...

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Amistad The movie Amistad centers on a group of Africans who rebelled against the crew of the Spanish slave ship, La Amistad, in hopes of returning to their homeland. ... He is finally able to do so through the help of a former slave who serves as translator. ... Because they were not born into slavery in Cuba, as the Spanish claim, they are no one's property. ... The young lawyer and the abolitionists turn to former president John Quincy Adams to help them win the trial, as he had been known to support abolition in the past. ... With Adams" help, they are able to convince the Supreme...

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So the Spanish started importing Africans to replace them. In 1655 after the English took Jamaica from the Spaniards Indians and Chinese were brought in to help the African population work the plantations. Over the years many new people arrived from England, France, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Syria, and Nepal which produced a unique and exciting mixture of races. ...

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Mostly people at ceremonial dances wore masks and people who performed dances called upon ancestral spirits to help the community. ... In Africa the Mosque at Timbuktu was made by a Spanish architect. ...

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By Loewen, discovering America and its wealth helped European domination. ... Loewen, also, gives examples of European advancement in military technology that helped Europe in exploitation of rest of the world. ... In return for bringing Spain gold, Columbus was promised 10% of profits, governorship over newfound lands, and the fame that would go with new title: Admiral of the Ocean sea. ...

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The fertile soil by The Nile River helped great civilization rise. ... British, French, Belgian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian all owned a piece of Africa, the natives were either slaves or lived in the little bit of land that was still African. ... Europeans helped spread Christianity. ... They also helped develop Africa. ... Europeans also helped civilize Africa. ...

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After the 1820's many Western European countries had lost many of its colonies, such as France in America and Spain in South America. ... The duty to civilize non-white primitives and help them evolve became much of Europe's self-indulged "burden." ... The writings and arguments of these critics did result in a form of nationalism and helped to create a cause for liberation within many of the colonies. ...

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