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1 giorno fa · The Hanseatic League was a medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German towns in the late 12th century, the League expanded between the 13th and 15th centuries and ultimately encompassed nearly 200 settlements across eight modern-day countries, ranging from Estonia in the north and east, to the ...
8 ore fa · Wilhelm II wanted Germany to have her "place in the sun", like Britain, which he constantly wished to emulate or rival. With German traders and merchants already active worldwide, he encouraged colonial efforts in Africa and the Pacific (" new imperialism "), causing the German Empire to vie with other European powers for remaining "unclaimed" territories.
8 ore fa · Jacob Philadelphia (1735–1795), Zauberkünstler. Owen Biddle (1737–1799), Astronom, Uhrmacher und Geschäftsmann. Francis Hopkinson (1737–1791), Gründervater der Vereinigten Staaten. Edward Biddle (1738–1779), Politiker. William Bartram (1739–1823), Naturforscher; geboren in Kingsessing.
