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. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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new munitions industry ; in the Anglo - American loans of over $ 3.6 billion , so
that France could pay for raw materials from overseas ; in the allocation of
increasing amounts of British shipping , without which most of this movement of
goods ...
new munitions industry ; in the Anglo - American loans of over $ 3.6 billion , so
that France could pay for raw materials from overseas ; in the allocation of
increasing amounts of British shipping , without which most of this movement of
goods ...
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Although this increasing payments deficit did see some gold draining out of the
United States by the late 1950s , most ... Both Kennedy and ( even more )
Johnson were willing to increase American military expenditures overseas , and
not just ...
Although this increasing payments deficit did see some gold draining out of the
United States by the late 1950s , most ... Both Kennedy and ( even more )
Johnson were willing to increase American military expenditures overseas , and
not just ...
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these trends is that the male Russian population of the country is scarcely
increasing at all . The implications of all this have been disturbing Russia's
leaders for some time , and are obviously behind the exhortations to increase
family size , the ...
these trends is that the male Russian population of the country is scarcely
increasing at all . The implications of all this have been disturbing Russia's
leaders for some time , and are obviously behind the exhortations to increase
family size , the ...
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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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