POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT
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To trade goods like spices, sugar, vanilla
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To find a short passageway to China and trade slaves
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To attain elephants for Great Britain’s circuses
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They came to India for building materials from the vast rainforest
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Detailed explanation-1: -Apart from black pepper, cloves and nutmeg, which were spices been historically traded between India and Indonesia, were also coveted by the British.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British first landed in India in Surat for the purpose of trade. Here’s how and why a simple trading company, the British East India Company, became one of the biggest challenges the subcontinent had ever dealt with. By India Today Web Desk: The British landed in India in Surat on August 24, 1608.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer–The British came to India for trade and to establish colonies. They also wanted to spread Christianity throughout the country. Answer-British rule had a profound effect on India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Valuable spices used in food preparation across Europe included pepper, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, saffron, anise, zedoary, cumin, and cloves.