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The Spanish at first viewed the Philippines as a stepping-stone to the riches of the East Indies (Spice Islands), but, even after the Portuguese and Dutch had foreclosed that possibility, the Spanish still maintained their presence in the archipelago
The Cold War was a war over ideology between B) the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States was essentially a capitalist society, while the Soviet Union lived under communist rule. The Cold War was not an armed conflict, but was political and military tension which existed between the two large countries after World War II, but also existed between the Western Bloc (US's allies) and the Eastern Bloc(Soviet Union's allies).
Building techniques improved, iron became more common, and hydraulics were used to dig riverbeds deeper. So less floods happened that destroyed farms and endangered lives.
(C) Their kingdom was divided into two, Israel and Judah, after Solomon’s death.