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Portugal controlled the spice trade between Europe and Asia.
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Netherlands was part of the Holy Roman Empire Empire but later Protestant and Northern provinces want independence.
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The Portuguese seized the Island of Goa off the coast of India, making it a military/commercial base.
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Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts.
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Portuguese built a trading empire in Southeast Asia.
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The Portuguese took the East Indies port of Malacca under command of Albuquerque.
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Magellan claimed the archipelago (the Philippines) for Spain.
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Mughal Empire started and for 200 years it was peaceful, prosperous, and strong. King Affonso I writes a complaint letter to King John III of Portugal.
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Dutch fleet returned 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 captured Malacca from Portuguese and opened trade with China.
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The British and French had become locked in a bitter struggle for global power.
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Britain has used it's great wealth to dominate much of India
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The Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia.
