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A late-eighteenth-century transition - Change #2: Expansion of European Manufacturing Capacity

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What effect did the establishment of the trans-regional network around 1000 have?

It reduced dependence on valued imports by developing more home-based capacity. Thus Arabs learned how to grow their own sugar.

What was learned in Western Europe after 1500?

It learned that there was profit to be made in exporting finished products and importing cheaper foods and raw materials.

What did some manufacturers begin to realize by the seventeenth century?

They were beginning to realize that there would be even more profit if Europeans could cut out the Indian producers and not only sell but also produce the goods themselves.

What were European governments concerned about by the late seventeenth century?

They were becoming concerned about the amount of money flowing out to India and they began to pass laws limiting the permissible level of imports.

What problems did several European imitators face? What was their solution?

- The experience and artistry of Indian artisans were hard to match, and so were their low wages.
- The solution was the use of more machinery to cut costs, while producing a competitive fabric.

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5 important questions on A late-eighteenth-century transition - Change #2: Expansion of European Manufacturing Capacity

What effect did the establishment of the trans-regional network around 1000 have?

What was learned in Western Europe after 1500?

What did some manufacturers begin to realize by the seventeenth century?

What were European governments concerned about by the late seventeenth century?

What problems did several European imitators face? What was their solution?

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