The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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... overseas trade amounted to some £ 800 millions , of which about £ 592 millions was carried on with foreign countries , and a little over £ 200 millions with British possessions . Recently , however , the United States and Germany had ...
... overseas trade amounted to some £ 800 millions , of which about £ 592 millions was carried on with foreign countries , and a little over £ 200 millions with British possessions . Recently , however , the United States and Germany had ...
Page 457
... overseas railways and public works and encouraged large - scale specialisation in Canadian wheat , Australian wool , African cotton or Malayan tin . For the more mature colonies it was increasingly advantageous to have connection with ...
... overseas railways and public works and encouraged large - scale specialisation in Canadian wheat , Australian wool , African cotton or Malayan tin . For the more mature colonies it was increasingly advantageous to have connection with ...
Page 571
... overseas " to any part of the British Empire which may be threatened " . But how could a field army be sent overseas if command of the sea were lost ? How , moreover , could the United Kingdom feed its home army and civil population if ...
... overseas " to any part of the British Empire which may be threatened " . But how could a field army be sent overseas if command of the sea were lost ? How , moreover , could the United Kingdom feed its home army and civil population if ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The AngloRussian agreement and its effects | 7 |
Britain as yet the only fully industrial state | 11 |
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