Ships, seas, power - beginning of globalization
( Schiffe, Meere, Macht - Beginn der Globalisierung )
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People have always wanted to reach the horizon and go beyond it. It wasn't and isn't just about discovering for the sake of discovering. Exotic goods, wealth and power were the driving forces of these people. The steamship ultimately brought the breakthrough for global mobility and trade. In the past, as now, shipping is the engine of globalization.
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