The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe. |
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... agricultural output did steadily increase over these decades ( at about 2 percent annually ) , its gains were greatly eroded by the rise in population ( 1.5 percent annually ) . And because this enormous agricultural sector was increas ...
... agricultural output did steadily increase over these decades ( at about 2 percent annually ) , its gains were greatly eroded by the rise in population ( 1.5 percent annually ) . And because this enormous agricultural sector was increas ...
Page 322
... agricultural produc- tion , as kulaks ( and others ) resisted the forced collectivization and then were eliminated . The horrific preemptive slaughter of farm ani- mals " the number of horses fell from 33.5 million in 1928 to 16.6 ...
... agricultural produc- tion , as kulaks ( and others ) resisted the forced collectivization and then were eliminated . The horrific preemptive slaughter of farm ani- mals " the number of horses fell from 33.5 million in 1928 to 16.6 ...
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... agricultural output ( although its average import of 35 million tons of grain each year provided a clue ! ) . Even the " good " year of 1983 did not make the USSR self - sufficient — and it was followed in turn by yet another disastrous ...
... agricultural output ( although its average import of 35 million tons of grain each year provided a clue ! ) . Even the " good " year of 1983 did not make the USSR self - sufficient — and it was followed in turn by yet another disastrous ...
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