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City of London as world banker (1914)

On the Industrial Revolution map as “The City of London”

1914 — From Argentina to India, British money has gone into railways, mines and government bonds. Britain has lent about £4 billion abroad, around two-fifths of all the world’s foreign investment. The first industrial nation has become the world’s banker.

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Turning point
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Impact of the Industrial Revolution (chapter 12 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing City of London as world banker (1914), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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