AWhen Columbus arrived in the Americas he thought he had found the E. coast of India. He therefore thought the Caribbean was part of the Indies. It did not take that long to find out the mistake, but the name had by then stuck, the aboriginal inhabitants were christened 'Indians' and so on.Later the Caribbean islands became known as the West Indies (and are so to this day) whereas the true Indies (the places now known as India, Burma, Pakistan etc.) became known as the East Indies. It was a handy way of distinguishing between the regions and the name 'East India' became attached to various European companies trading with India and the far East.The name owes a lot to a 15thC misconception, and little to the real geographical fact.

AWhat lead to the French Revolution?What were the different political parties?The Tennis Court Oath was very important.Where did Napoleon come in?What were the significant things Nap did?---lycee system(education reform)----declaration of the rights of man---which still lives on today.---french nationalism---what does it mean to be frenchNap wanted the french ppl to be proud to be french; he wanted unity, national pride. that's one way to to have a great army---every one speaks french french---(some spoke different dialects so the lycee system helped to teach the country the proper french language so everyone could understand each other)---he started the merit system---where soldiers where promoted based on performance not on wealth.---he also fought wars differently---he used the concept of total war instead of limited war...he used men, women, child, the elderly....they all contributed to the war efforts even if they weren't actually fighting...they were supporting (ie medics, clothing, food, shelter)---he used the concept of the troops living off the land---which allowed his armies to move faster----this fails though in Russia when the townspeople burn everything and nap's armies nearly freeze and starve to death.----he also used conscription(draft)Nap did alot of crap.....to narrow it down for a 1500 word essay I would go with either his concept of total war versus limited war....or the declartion of the rights as man and how they are still used today.

ANO...- F the east india company you filthy redcoat!

Ado your own homework.

AShe authorized the colonization of North America at the request of Raleigh. Elizabeth's time was fraught with controversies, plots to kill her, exploits into the unchartered terrorities in search of wealth, potentional war clouds fuming over her head. In 1588, England was under attack of the Spanish Armada. Elizabeth ordered all fleets to go into battle, despite the colonists' plea for some ships to sent back to mainland N. America for food supplies. The Spanish Armada was crushed and its message resonated well with those who tried undermining her rule as being a "Protestant" heretic and a woman. She had recieved such condemnation from the Vatican Pope at the time. Her cousin, Queen Mary of Scotts attempted to murder her while at her stay in England.So much more to say, there was also Irish rebellions up north

AIt was the name given to the rank and file employees of the East India Company. It is a diret translation from the Dutch name: "Jan Compagnie", which is exactly the same, in Dutch.

AGoogles isn't trying to control the world #1 It makes no sense for them to have developed a 10 year or even 20 plan to this Microsolft has a better chance, but still that would be impossible. Try looking at the Banking industry they are the ones running the world.#2 They don't control the information, they simply let people voice it. There are no restrictions, ecp for illegal stuff that you shouldn't be trying to get in the first place (aka Child porn ect..)#3 If this fantasy situation did arise, There competitors would aka Yahoo, Aol, Bing, Ask, Lycos, hell even Facebook and Myspace.You may find it intersting to look up the fight between Google and China that happen a while back. China threatin to ban Google for allowing info about them shooting 1000s of thier own people because of a Cultral Revolution movement that was tried there.

AIt was a quasi-governmental multinational corporation that slowly took over most of India. One positive: Enlightened European values meant far less of the type of brutality and inhumanity that was typical of the life of the peasant in the Mughal Empire, or in one of the independent principalities. One negative: It was a for-profit venture, so it wasn't always exactly seeking what was best for most Indians.

AThe British East India Company was chartered in 1601 by Queen Elizabeth. Although originally set p to compete with the Dutch in the spice trade in what is now Indonesia, the British were kicked out of the spice line by the massacre at Ambon in 1629, and thereafter focused on India. After the Battle of Plassey in 1756, the company became a major power broker in Indian politics and gained control over more and more area. In 1837 the company's monopoly on the China trade was abolished removing their largest profit sector. They became an agent of the British Government in the governing of India and received tax monies for this purpose. However in 1856 the "Sepoy Rebellion" (or first Indian War of Independence ) broke out, and in the aftermath the company was removed from the Indian Government. It was officially dissolved in 1876. The is a book called "The East India Company" that is a good general history at Amazon. The BBC British History web is probably the best on-line resource:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/empire/east_india_01.shtml

AEngland was the dominant one up until the late 1500's to the late 1940's when England had control of virtually the entire indian ocean coast and only ended its dominance when it gave India, Pakistan, Kenya, Australia, and other colonies independence in the 1940's and 1950's but the Dutch had a minor holding of the Indian Ocean until the 1960's