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amadmongoose t1_j8mc411 wrote

I kind of also feel that the comparison from start of graph until WW1 is not quite right to exclude the colonial possessions of the UK from the UK numbers (and likewise does US include or exclude historical and current colonial holdings like Philippines and Puerto Rico?). While it does work to compare economic output of the existing geographical areas ignoring colonialism also ignores the associated economic impacts

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