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Portugal controlled spice trad between Europe and Asia.
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Netherlands was part of holly Roman empire, later protestant Northern Provinces was independent.
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Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant outpost.
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Portuguese built trading empire in SE Asia.
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Portuguese seized the island of Goa and made it into their commercial/military base.
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Portuguese takes the island of Malacca under Albuquerque
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Magellen had claimed the Achipelago for Spain.
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Mugal empire started and for 200 years it was peaceful, prosperous and strong. King Affonso 1st writes a complaint to king John 3rd of portugal.
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Dutch return with ships from Asia leading to an increasing 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 British 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 remained an empire in Indonesia.
