1917
The Mongol Empire
Karl Benz
Norse Explorers
Liberia
The battle of Antietam
Khufu
Anglo-Zanzibar war
Braunau am Inn
The main way in which geographic and economic differences between regions led to increased sectionalism in the US was that the South was entirely agrarian and depended heavily on slavery, while the North despised the institution of slavery. This eventually led to the Civil War.
Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) was a Spanish colonizer and conqueror, who leaded the conquest of the Mexican territories, that started in 1519 with the occupation of Veracruz. The tales about the sacking of the Mexican capital, Tenochtitlan, are still legendary nowadays.
After the takeover of Veracruz, Cortes gave the order of sinking his own ships (it was thought they were burnt, but nowadays that hypothesis is being questioned). Anyway, he destroyed his ships on purpouse to force his men to go forward and conquer the New World, both in the militar and spiritual (goal of spreading the Christian religion) dimensions.
- Agreement with his decision: of course it is an incredibly effective manner of ensuring that his men would be motivated to conquer the territory, mainly because they did not have an alternative choice. They had to become rulers there or be lost in the middle of unknown lands. It can be claimed how the ultimate goal justifies the means.
- Disagreement with the decision: it can be argued how unethical is that he prevented his men from deciding if they wanted to participate or not on the mission. He eliminated the choice.
Sepoy Rebellion
Formation of the Indian National Congress
Formation of the British East India Company
Complete British colonization of India
1. Benedict.
2. Missionaries.
