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Netherlands was apart of the Holy Roman Empire, later protestant northern provinces want independence.
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Portugal controlled the spice trade in Europe and Asia
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The Portuguese seize the Island of Goa to make a military and commercial base.
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Portuguese built trading empire in South East Asia.
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Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts.
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Portugal takes the Island of Malacca under Afonso De Albuquerque.
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Magellan had claimed the Archipelago (the Philippines) for Spain.
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Mughal empire started and for 200 years was peaceful, prosperous, and strong King Afonso the first writes a complaint letter to King John the 3rd of Portugal.
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Dutch return with ships from Asia leading to an increase in overseas trade.
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A group of wealthy dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company.
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Dutch capture Malacca from the Portuguese and opened trade with China.
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Britain has used it's great wealth to dominate much of India.
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Growing power of England and France contributed to the decline of the dutch trading empire in the east.
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The British and French had become locked in a bitter struggle of Global Power.
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Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia.
