Deal with the wars, religious stuggles, and societal issuses which plague the empire.
Spices allowed many Europeans to have more time on doing other things then shopping in the market. Spices allowed food to be kept longer, and so Europeans didn't have to shop as much. They also gave flavor to food that were usually bland
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The Berlin Blockade led the conflict between the USSR and
US/Western Allies as this blockade removed the railway access for the western
allies to gain access to the parts in Berlin which were under the control of
the allied forces.
Actually, the Spanish used enslaved natives for labor in Hispaniola, and then replaced them with African slaves.
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This union between these two individuals created Spain