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They explored the land and were looking for stables.
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Spain sent expeditions to Alaska, and claimed all the land up to Alaska.
Spainish naval explored the area and kept their naval ships there instead of having people settle there. -
This area/city was taken over, because the Russian Empire kept expaning, trying to obtain more power and land.
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They merged Italian Somaliland, Eritrea, and Ethiopia into the colonial state of Italian East Africa. They were able to expand their area, allowed them to obtain more resourses.