History A-Level
Finance, banking and railway development
What Finance, banking and railway development means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Finance, banking and railway development
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Sheng Xuanhuai drove railways, telegraphs and the first modern bank in China, 1897, while Sung Tzu-wen used finance ministry and business links.
Topics that use Finance, banking and railway development
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 2 Ideologies and individuals behind economic growth (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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