... during 1783 and 1793. When Pitt came into power he faced a mountain of problems, these varied from the national debt to smuggling. The national debt in 1783 was £243 million, before the American wars the debt was £160 million, quite clearly the national debt had increased greatly due to ... The new tariffs on incoming goods not only destroyed the profits of the smugglers but also increased the government's annual income by 47% higher than that in 1783. This was then accompanied by a £1.7million surplus that the exchequer did enjoy, something that was not there only a few years before....

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... India. Cultural beliefs were a large impact of the imperialism of India and Latin America. There was also a large industrial impact on Africa, and china, which was a branch off of imperialism. This "new imperialism" was obvious between 1870 and 1914. The industrial revolution, which preceded this new imperialism, allowed stronger economics to arise. There was aggressive expansion during this time period, although ... it was most abundant in Africa and Asia. There were two main problems that led India to British control. They were military inferiority and ... simply because of the trade ...

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... the American Revolution. A war to become our own nation, a war to break away from a mother country whose government was out to smuggle the new colonies of all their freedoms. In 1775 the thirteen colonies took to arms against a foe, which was internationally known as a military powerhouse. This war would change America forever. ... war they were given the right to be free and own land and become an everyday citizen. It also shaped America because after the war an industrial revolution had to have taken place in order for southern economy to survive. With the loss of the southern workforce...

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... . England France, Spain and Sweden were considered great powers. Small powers included Denmark, Holland, Portugal and Switzerland. The State System in this arena was affected by Industrial Revolution, representative governments, political changes, growth of international law, emergence of international organization, economic interdependence, revolution in the means of transport and communication. FROM WESTPHALIA TO UTRECHT An important concept to the state system was the principle of ... and also due to Bismarck diplomacy the Austria was replaced by Italy as major power. In the Balkans G...

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