They had to cut their armies down to just 100,000 men and basically had to get rid of their air force and navy.
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Exploration was very important for many reasons. Some of those reasons would include finding good and new land for plantations and colonies, making maps, picking what is needed and what is not for expansion. It was all unknown land so they needed as much information possible in order to make better use of their resources.
By the 1700's Austria and Spain were in conflict with each other over territory in Italy.
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One of the main reasons why government officials allowed monopolies to operate without strong regulations during the gilded age was because <em>"</em><span><em>They believed monopolies were the most successful way for businesses to make a profit"</em> and because many legislators were corrupted. </span>