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Portugal controlled the spice trade between Europe and Asia
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Portuguese size island of Goa to make a military/commercial base
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The Portugues built a trading Empire with military and merchant outposts
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Portuguese built trading Empire in SE Asia
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Portugal takes island of Malaca under Albuquerque
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Magellan had claimed the Archipelago for Spain
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Spain had conquered and conlonized the Philippines Islands
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Netherlands was part of Holly Roman Empire, later protestant Northern provinces want Independence
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Mugal Empire stated and for 200 years it was peaceful prosperous and strong, King Affonso l writes a compliant letter to King lll of Portugal.
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A group of wealthy Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company
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Dutch captured Malaca form the Portuguse and opened trade with China
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The growing power of England and France contributed to the decline of the Dutch trading Empire in the East.
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The Brittish and the 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
