COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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nutmeg
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ginger
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cloves
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strawberry
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Maluku (or Maluccas) Islands exist in the heart of Indonesia, or as they are more commonly known, the Spice Islands thanks to their fame for the quality of the nutmeg, cloves, pepper, and mace grown there.
Detailed explanation-2: -For the British and Dutch, one rare and exotic spice in particular: nutmeg. From medieval times to the 17th century, it was the ultimate luxury.
Detailed explanation-3: -Until the 1700s, these rain-forested, luxuriant, volcanic islands were the only or best sources of such spices as cloves, nutmeg, and mace.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Dutch established a monopoly on the spice trade from the Moluccas . They gained control over the clove trade through an alliance with the sultan of Ternate in the Moluccas in 1607. Dutch occupation of the Bandas from 1609 to 1623 gave them control of the nutmeg trade.