Question

In the following excerpt, the governor of Portugal's colonies in India describes how his nation will protect their trading posts in India: Let all our forces be on the sea; because if we should not be powerful at sea (which may the Lord forbid) everything will at once be against us . . . now we have wars with the Venetians [the city-state of Venice] and the Turks of the [Ottoman Empire] . . . With the force we have at sea we will discover what these new enemies may be . . . as long as you may be powerful at sea, you will hold India as yours . . . Francisco de Almeida to King Emmanuel, 1507 in Rulers of India: Albuquerque, H. Morse Stephens, 1892 Based on the excerpt, what was the relationship between increased global trade and interactions between nations?

A. Increased global trade led to isolationist policies among nations.

B. Nations focused on naval power to protect their interests in global trade.

C. Global trade had no impact on the military strategies of nations.

D. Increased global trade resulted in the decline of naval power.

Answer 1

B. Nations focused on naval power to protect their interests in global trade.

Step-by-step explanation:

The relationship between increased global trade and interactions between nations, as described in the excerpt, is that nations focused on naval power to protect their interests in global trade (option B). The relationship between increased global trade and interactions between nations was that nations focused on naval power to protect their interests in global trade.

The governor of Portugal's colonies in India emphasizes the importance of being powerful at sea in order to prevent adverse circumstances and to discover new enemies. He states that holding India as a trading post depends on being powerful at sea.