The ideas of the Enlightenment inspired both the American and French Revolution. The Revolution was based on the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Philosophers of the Enlightenment, known as philosophes, favored limited monarchy, freedom of speech, and equality.
A. They seized goods from British merchant ships
The early goal of Portugal during the Age of Exploration was to look for a naval route going to India. The land routes were blocked by the Ottoman Empire which hindered the trade in the Far East. India was then considered the Portuguese state and it was founded six years after the Portuguese explorers found the route to India.
In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile<span>sites being built by the </span>Soviet<span> Union on the island of </span>Cuba<span>. </span>President Kennedy did<span>not want the </span>Soviet<span> Union and </span>Cuba<span> to know that he had discovered the </span>missiles<span>. He met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem.</span>
