Why were european countries interested in finding a new route to the east indies?

explanation:

hitler's  "rise" can be considered to have ended in march 1933, after the reichstag adopted the enabling act of 1933 in that month. president paul von hindenburg had already appointedhitler  as chancellor on 30 january 1933 after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues.

the name of the theory is landmass theory.