History GCSE
Motivation for conquest
What Motivation for conquest means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Motivation for conquest
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Contact confirmed rumours of vast riches, motivating Pizarro to return to Spain to secure royal permission for conquest.
Topics that use Motivation for conquest
- Option P1: Key topic 3: The Spanish Empire c1528–c1555 - 1 Pizarro and the conquest of the Incas (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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- Political instability
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