The Spanish American war<span> for the first time put the </span>U.S.<span> overtly into the imperial game and gave </span>us<span> our first overseas possessions. ... The possession of Puerto Rico and the Philippines certainly </span>did<span> not dramatically improve the </span>U.S. economy<span>. It may even in direct terms have come at some cost to or </span>economy<span>.</span>
Fall of Constantinople in 1453. The Turks wanted to impose a tariff on the European cargo ships (something that the Byzantines did not do). Trying to avoid that, the Europeans sailed the other way around, thinking there was just an empty ocean between Europe and Asia. Once they found land, they thought they reached India, but when it became clear that it was a new land, the opportunity to expand empires was there. Of course, there were different motives and strategies to establish them, though not always in the nicest of ways.
Answer:
b the date the website was visited i think
Explanation:
it was a new "world" and Many people have curious minds.
Vasco de Gama.
Explanation:
He was the first to find a route to india by going around africa
