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Period: 1095 to
crusades
the crusades were military expansions starting in the 11th century it was the Muslims and Christians fighting over the holy land and the Muslims expanded faster and gained the majority so the Christians tried to retake their portion the land over the span of 500 years. -
Period: 1415 to
the Portuguese empire
they aquired many lands.
Ajuda
Angola
Annobon
Cabinda
Ceuta
Goree
Malindi
Mombasa
Algarve Ultramar - Agadir, Alcacer Ceguer, Arzila, Azamor, Mazagan, Mogador, Safim
Mozambique
Portuguese Gold Coast
Portuguese Guinea
Quiloa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Tangier
Zanzibar
Ziguinchor
Laccadive Islands
Maldive Islands
Socotra -
Period: 1492 to
The spanish empire
they also acquired many lands
Bona
Bougie
Jerba
Fernando Po and Annobon
Oran
Port Guinea
Rio Muni
Spanish North Africa
Spanish West Africa -
Period: 1500 to
British empire
When Britain sailed out to North-America they encountered a group of people that they decided to trade with and share the land. rather than trying to wipe out the lands current inhabitance they peacefully colonized the land. -
Period: 1534 to
french colonial empire
they acquired a few lands but the French colonial empire changed into several different empires over the years the first French empire, the second French empire ect.
East Asia Indochina
Hatay
India
Lebanon
New Hebrides
Syria
Yemen -
The purchase of Alaska
The Russians decided to sell Alaska in 1725 but the United states declined later William Seward reconsidered the Russians offer and purchased Alaska for 7.2millian dollars. a few years later they discovered gold in the yukon. -
Period: to
german empire
german empire acquired lots of lands too.
German East Africa - Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania
German South West Africa
Kamerun
Togoland
Wituland -
Period: to
Italian empire
Italy also acquired many lands.
Eritrea
Italian Somaliland
Libya
Netherlands
Angola
Arguin Island
Dutch Gold Coast
Goree
Mocambique
Sao Tomé
South Africa
Dutch Mauritius