Armed with guns and cannons the Portuguese waged war on the inhabitants of coastal towns, burned villages and overwhelmed the enemy's fleets.
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By taking control of Egypt Britain added to their armies during war time making them harder to defeat. It also gave Britain control over Nile trade routes which opened up trade for more countries.
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Organization of Russia into republics helped the Bolsheviks gain and hold political control because it led to the October Revolution phase of the Russian Revolution.
Because of the Carnatic wars ant the battles of Plassey and Buxar
The subcontinent was famous for its spices, cotton and other raw materials and on the other hand the British was experiencing Industrial revolution so the EIC wanted gain advantage from the trade between subcontinent. Thus they established their base in subcontinent. Secondly, EIC feared that the french or the Portuguese would initiate trade in India and would have monopoly over trade in subcontinent. The Dutch had already achieved monopoly over trade in East Indies so as an alternative, the EIC turned to India. Finally, the decline of Mughal empire gave them a chance to take over subcontinent's wealth, thus they were interested in india