History A-Level
Economic interests and trade
What Economic interests and trade means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Economic interests and trade
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The need to secure trade routes and raw materials heavily influenced late nineteenth-century imperial policy.
Topics that use Economic interests and trade
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Collaboration and Accommodation
- Decolonisation and decline
- Domestic politics and public opinion
- Economic imperialism
- Imperial Administration
- Imperial Policy
- Imperial policy and administration
- International relations and rivalry
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