History A-Level
Economic Dominance
What Economic Dominance means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Economic Dominance
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By 1920 the USA emerged from the First World War as the world's leading economic power, transitioning from a debtor to a major creditor nation with booming industrial output.
Topics that use Economic Dominance
- 1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 – Populism, progressivism and imperialism, 1890–1920 (AQA A-Level)
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