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And while the shamefacedness with which it surrendered to Germany increased
its own irritation with Bismarck , the alacrity with which it made the concessions
only swelled this pressure . Thus , Bismarck having tasted blood and received ...
And while the shamefacedness with which it surrendered to Germany increased
its own irritation with Bismarck , the alacrity with which it made the concessions
only swelled this pressure . Thus , Bismarck having tasted blood and received ...
Page 476
The dominant feature of ship - building at the beginning of the twentieth century
was the steady increase in the size of vessels ... In 1906 the Suez Canal allowed
a maximum draught of 26 feet 3 inches ; increased in 1908 to 28 feet , it was ...
The dominant feature of ship - building at the beginning of the twentieth century
was the steady increase in the size of vessels ... In 1906 the Suez Canal allowed
a maximum draught of 26 feet 3 inches ; increased in 1908 to 28 feet , it was ...
Page 483
1 In absolute terms , British trade with the Empire had increased since the
beginning of the twentieth century , just as total trade had increased ; but
relatively it had decreased . Foreign countries had increased their proportion of
the Empire's ...
1 In absolute terms , British trade with the Empire had increased since the
beginning of the twentieth century , just as total trade had increased ; but
relatively it had decreased . Foreign countries had increased their proportion of
the Empire's ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Cocoa palmoil The Colonial Office preserves peasant economy | 3 |
The AngloRussian agreement and its effects | 7 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1959 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 948 pages |
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