British Economy

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This paper discusses the causes of the fall of Britain's economic empire. It explains that during and after WWI the inflation and decentralization of production permanently decreased the demand for British goods and led to an economic crash.

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"In the years following World War I, Britain experienced an economic downsizing. The trade relationships with her colonies that had made her the strongest power of the world had fallen into the hands of the United States and other younger countries. In addition the preferred markets of the colonies were now making their own goods, further depressing Britain's economy. Without the export markets Britain could not even fully employ her own population. The causes of the change included rampant British domestic inflation which ..."

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