The Dutch East India Company was the first European that challenged the Portuguese domination of Asian trade. Different from Spanish and Portuguese traders, the Dutch expeditions were not controlled by the government, they had full sovereign powers. Because of that they had an enormous amount of power, they set up colonies and trading posts around the world, they captured Malacca from the Portuguese rule and opened trade with China.
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "TRUE." William II asked Bismarck to resign because William II wanted a stronger military leader. This statement about William II is true as far as resigning is concerned.
Both Catholics and Protestants considered the Malleus Maleficarum (also known as <em>Hammer of Witches</em>) by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as an authoritative work on witchcraft.
This 1487-book it is considered by many as the most famous work of witchcraft ever written during. The book became an important source for Protestants and Catholics during the "fight" against witchcraft during the Inquisition.
They kept people afraid for their lives and of that of their loved ones. SO if they were afraid they would not speak out against the government.
