World's War Events, Vol. Ii
World's War Events, Vol. Ii
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Basra, fartherdown the river, exports annually about 75, 000 tons of dates, valued at$2, 900, 000. It also does a large export trade in wheat.
[Sidenote: An irrigation scheme. ] [Sidenote: The Persian oil fields controlled by Great Britain. ] [Sidenote: Native tribes subsidized. ] A large irrigation scheme was partly completed before the war, near theancient town of Babylon, under the direction of a famous Anglo-Indianengineer, Sir William Willcocks. When finished it was to cost$105, 000, 000, ...and was expected to reclaim some 2, 800, 000 acres of landof great productibility. It will, therefore, be seen that Britain hadsome considerable stake in the country. In addition to this, the BritishGovernment, shortly before the war, invested $10, 000, 000 in acquiringcontrol of the Anglo-Persian oil fields, which is the principal sourceof supply for oil fuel for their navy. By this means they avoided therisk of great American corporations cornering the supply of oil fuel andholding up their navy.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Basra, fartherdown the river, exports annually about 75, 000 tons of dates, valued at$2, 900, 000. It also does a large export trade in wheat.
[Sidenote: An irrigation scheme. ] [Sidenote: The Persian oil fields controlled by Great Britain. ] [Sidenote: Native tribes subsidized. ] A large irrigation scheme was partly completed before the war, near theancient town of Babylon, under the direction of a famous Anglo-Indianengineer, Sir William Willcocks. When finished it was to cost$105, 000, 000, ...and was expected to reclaim some 2, 800, 000 acres of landof great productibility. It will, therefore, be seen that Britain hadsome considerable stake in the country. In addition to this, the BritishGovernment, shortly before the war, invested $10, 000, 000 in acquiringcontrol of the Anglo-Persian oil fields, which is the principal sourceof supply for oil fuel for their navy. By this means they avoided therisk of great American corporations cornering the supply of oil fuel andholding up their navy.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Allen L Allen Leon Churchill to read onlineMoreLess
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