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by jahewson 473 days ago
Furthermore the Industrial Revolution stimulated the need for a trading empire to supply its materials. Nowadays we have global free trade (enforced by the US Navy - yet more technology) so trading empires are unnecessary.
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concordDance 472 days ago
I often hear this, but other than cotton, what industrial materials needed to be imported?

My understanding is that coal, wood and iron ore were plentiful in England itself.

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inetknght 472 days ago
Some might argue that the US Navy enforces trade to be more free for some than others.
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