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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... possessed the resources to commandeer a large musket - bearing army and , most important of all , cannon . In Japan the result was the consoli- dation of authority under the great warlord Hideyoshi , whose aspira- tions ultimately led ...
... possessed the resources to commandeer a large musket - bearing army and , most important of all , cannon . In Japan the result was the consoli- dation of authority under the great warlord Hideyoshi , whose aspira- tions ultimately led ...
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... possessed a fair - sized navy , with competent admirals , and it was able to destroy completely the weaker Turkish fleet at Sinope in November 1853 ; but as soon as the Anglo - French fleets en- tered the fray , the positions were ...
... possessed a fair - sized navy , with competent admirals , and it was able to destroy completely the weaker Turkish fleet at Sinope in November 1853 ; but as soon as the Anglo - French fleets en- tered the fray , the positions were ...
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... possessed a larger population than France , and only disunity had disguised that fact . Germany had more miles of railway lines , better arranged for military purposes . Its gross national product and its iron and steel production were ...
... possessed a larger population than France , and only disunity had disguised that fact . Germany had more miles of railway lines , better arranged for military purposes . Its gross national product and its iron and steel production were ...
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World Power Centers in the Sixteenth Century | 5 |
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The Political Divisions of Europe in the Sixteenth Century | 18 |
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