GCU 114 : Empire Theses and Charts.doc
Document Summary
Possible comparison points (within empire building): common enemy, trade, colonies, at home. Every point of comparison has to tie back to empire building. Dutch vs. british: between the 1500s and the 1800s, the dutch and british empires both overcame severe challenges from rival powers and then used mercantilism to expand their territories, but were dissimilar in. Dutch vs. russia: between the 1500s and the 1800s, the dutch and russian empires were similar in their. Dutch vs. ottoman: between the 1500s and the 1800s, Britain"s colonies produced plantation goods (tobacco, et cetera) Outline: details, details, spain got lucky when they hastily conquered without planning, the british planned more, spain kicked out muslims and jews, britain made the protestants and puritans really angry, details. Dutch vs. spanish: between the 1500s and the 1800s, both the dutch and spanish were heavily dependent on maritime expansion, but were different in their political unity and basis of their economy.
