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"cotton is the fabric of civilization. it has built up peoples, and has riven them apart. it has brought to the world vast and permanent wealth. it has enlisted the vision of statesmen, the genius of inventors, the courage of pioneers, the forcefulness of manufacturers, the initiative of merchants and shipbuilders, and the patient toil of many millions. a whole library could be written on the economic aspects of cotton alone. it could be told in detail, how and why the domination of the field of its manufacture passed from india to spain, to holland, and finally to england, which now shares it chiefly with the united states. the interdependence of nations which it has brought about has been the subject of numerous books and articles. nor is the history of the inventions which have made possible to-day's great production of cotton fabrics less impressive."—from the fabric of civilization, 1919 the role of cotton as the "fabric of civilization" was evident in which of the following in the early 1800s? increased regional and international economic dependencies virtual abandonment of subsistence farming development of a unified national economy increased pressure to establish nationalized banking

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