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Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia.
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Netherlands were part of the Holy Roman Empire, later Protestant Northern Provinces want independence.
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The Portuguese seized the island of Goa to make a military 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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Spain had conquered and colonized the Philippine Islands.
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Portugal takes island of Malacca under 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 it was peaceful, prosperous, and strong. King Affonso I writes a complaint letter to King John III 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 captured Malacca from the Portuguese and opened trade with China.
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The growing power of England & 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 for global power.
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Britain has used its great wealth to dominate much of India.
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The Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia.
