Many european nations and america desired to expand their "spheres of influence" and control parts of China for their own 'empire', which enables the nations to get more resources and other 'exotic' things that they do not have in their native lands.
You can claim to be winning a war if your casualties are much less than the casualties of the other side
One cannot merely take a cursory view of some of the common Scriptures that are from the scant armory of ammunition used to prove there is a “satan.” It would be impossible to fully explore the topic of “Satan’s” existence or absence of existence without taking a good look at the book of Job. I would like to lay out the concept of how Satan has traditionally been seen in the book of Job, and then I will submit the concept of how Satan should more correctly be viewed when considering that ancient document. After that, I will delve into an explanation of some of the passages and concepts that help us to understand exactly what is the situation with the Satan in the book of Job.
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Explanation:
1. Louisiana Purchase by Thomas Jefferson-opened a large territory for the U.S.
2.The Missouri Compromise by Henry Clay which divided the U.S. into free and slave states
3. The Kansas Nebraska Act created by Stephen A. Douglas which allowed the states to decide if they want to be free or slave states(AKA: popular sovereignty)
