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 American wars. ... As a consequence of the American wars trade between other countries was greatly disrupted. ... Britain in 1783 was isolated, the main rival, France was bankrupt after the American wars. There was peace on all fronts; Britain was not at war with anyone. ... When Spain attempted to influence America, Britain backed up by Prussia and Holland stood up forcing Spain to back down. ...

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In the immediate aftermath of World War II, ECLAC, then under the leadership of economist Raul Prebisch, published an analysis of the economic development of Latin America. ... One of the approaches against dependency theory focused on the links between Latin American culture and development with an emphasis on the region's history of Spanish conquest and colonization. ... Economic nationalism became prominent after the end of World War II and again in the late 1960s and 1980s. ... However, ECLAC formulated the key concepts applicable to Latin America. ... The U.S., furthermore, waned it...

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The Spanish, Portuguese, French, British and Japanese utilized their military force and the created innovation to extend their domains and searching for more regions. ... British and French officials became more concerned with urban development during and after the war, especially in efforts to create a stable and docile urban workforce. ... Some of the major colonizers known to date are France, Denmark, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom (LCN). ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Brazil is also the largest country by territory in South/Latin America and 5th largest country by region in the world. ... Interestingly, during the Second World War, Brazil's Gross National Product was among the highest in the world – with a 7.4%. After the war was over, investments geared towards what seems to be one of the biggest problems the country faces today: infrastructure. ... " It had the 8th largest economy in the world, with 1.6 trillion dollars – in front of countries like Spain and Canada. ...

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CUBA DURING THE 1940-1950's: Cuba in the fifties was virtually an American colony run by Batiste for the benefit of American sugar barons and the Mafia. ... Only the truly nave would have thought that American business in Cuba would survive the revolution unscathed. ... Castro made his pact with the devil and became a pawn in the Cold War, but out of economic necessity. ... TRADE POLICY: Cuba is the only Latin American country to face trade embargoes from the US. ... Cuba is also a member of the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA). ...

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