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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... expenditures by individual nations in this decade , but Table 27 can serve as a fair guide to what was happening . Table 27. Defense Expenditures of the Great Powers , 1930-193850 ( millions of current dollars ) Japan Italy Germany USSR ...
... expenditures by individual nations in this decade , but Table 27 can serve as a fair guide to what was happening . Table 27. Defense Expenditures of the Great Powers , 1930-193850 ( millions of current dollars ) Japan Italy Germany USSR ...
Page 369
... expenditures of the United States ( $ 33.3 billion ) and USSR ( $ 20.1 billion ) . In that year alone , the defense expenditures of Britain , France , and Italy combined were less than one - fifth of the United States ' and less than ...
... expenditures of the United States ( $ 33.3 billion ) and USSR ( $ 20.1 billion ) . In that year alone , the defense expenditures of Britain , France , and Italy combined were less than one - fifth of the United States ' and less than ...
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... expenditures upon " unproductive " armaments , one runs the risk of eroding the national economic base , especially vis - à - vis states which are concentrating a greater share of their income upon productive investment for long- term ...
... expenditures upon " unproductive " armaments , one runs the risk of eroding the national economic base , especially vis - à - vis states which are concentrating a greater share of their income upon productive investment for long- term ...
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