The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The Empire-Commonwealth, 1870-1919John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Advantages and disadvantages followed from this , as she rose in these years to occupy a unique position in the world as the leading exporter , shipper and banker among the nations . That Great Britain was rising to , and holding ...
Advantages and disadvantages followed from this , as she rose in these years to occupy a unique position in the world as the leading exporter , shipper and banker among the nations . That Great Britain was rising to , and holding ...
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Press agitation followed and for the years 1885–6 and 1886–7 expenditure on naval construction rose to an average of £ 3,600,000 . By 1887–8 , however , this expenditure had dropped to under £ 3,000,000 , the total estimates being ...
Press agitation followed and for the years 1885–6 and 1886–7 expenditure on naval construction rose to an average of £ 3,600,000 . By 1887–8 , however , this expenditure had dropped to under £ 3,000,000 , the total estimates being ...
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Their chief argument for adopting the plan they followed was that the Russian negotiations had failed and that the Dual and Triple Alliances were not likely to be amalgamated so long as Germany lacked a source of direct pressure on ...
Their chief argument for adopting the plan they followed was that the Russian negotiations had failed and that the Dual and Triple Alliances were not likely to be amalgamated so long as Germany lacked a source of direct pressure on ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The Empire-Commonwealth, 1870-1919 Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2009 |
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