The main reason why the Europeans did not use maritime roads before the age of exploration or age of discovery was because they did not have the suitable technological equipment to explore these routes.
New ships and innovative methods of navigation and mapping came with the age of exploration by the end of the 15th century.
I believe the answer is The Vietnamese fought for independence (from the French) while South Africans fought for racial equality.
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Foreign good were often superior to American product
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