It is true that many indentured white servants were taken to the Americas to work, however there were distinct differences between these white servants and the black slaves. ... Adam Smith sees slavery as the basis for the industrial revolution in Britain. ... David Landes (1998) criticises this view, claiming that important advances that led to the industrial revolution (for example steam engines, mechanised wool spinning) developed independently of the Atlantic system. ... The narratives were extremely popular in America and Britain at the time it could be argued that some of the narratives ...

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Britain lead the industrial revolution, and it was of great importance to keep good relations with the other European powers to boost trade. ... Although the basic principle of British foreign policy was non-intervention, Castlereagh was in agreement with Metternich on the issue of joint intervention to suppress the Spanish revolution of 1820. ... In 1820, as a result of increasing tensions in Naples, the Troppau Protocol was proposed, which committed the powers to intervene in any case of revolution. ... Another albeit less significant aim of Castlereagh's was to restore equilibrium betw...

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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. ... Year 1776 saw the American Declaration of Independence and in 1789 the Estates General meets in Paris beginning the French Revolution. ... CONGRESS OF VIENNA: (1814-1815) --> It ended the Napoleonic Wars and rightful, legitimate rulers deposed by the French Revolution were restored to power. ... New states joined Amer...

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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. ... After the loss of the American colonies the country was experiencing a lack of confidence, economically and militarily. 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. ... Another factor was the growth in the economy due to the industrial revolution; this brought a va...

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Unlike South Africa where there was a strong sense of tribal unity or in Brazil where slaves were imported relatively frequently giving them a sense of family and a bond with each other, American slaves were second or third generation slaves who new nothing of there culture or native lands and who where stripped from there family at a early age. ... After the British had won those in charge decided it would be better to follow a policy of appeasement rather than to inflict upon the Dutch policies which might insight another revolution. ... This large population made a demand for cheap labor...

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Looking at how capitalism developed in the Western world since the era of the industrial revolution, Gandhi found materialism to be the main characteristic of modern civilization, in which spirituality seemed to be undervalued. ...

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