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World Population, 400 BCE -
2000 CE
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Growth of the Population of
Boston
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Major Global Migrations
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The Fossil Fuel Revolution
The biological old regime ends when vast new sources of energy come into
use:
Coal
Electricity
Gas
Petroleum
Nuclear
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In Britain coal mines were
close to factories and cities.
In China coal mines were far from factories and cities.
How might history have been different if the closest sources of coal available
to Britain were, say, in the Carpathian Mountains of southeastern Europe?
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Ascendancy of
Liberalism
What was it in the 19th century?
Ascendancy of Liberalism
Are the political and economic tendencies in these two boxes compatible or
inconsistent?
Were these four 19th-century
leaders champions of Liberalism?
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The Speed Revolution
Railway Development in
Europe
Railway Development in
Europe
Railway Construction in
India
1853-1931
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Big Era Seven