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Explain ONE way in which the profits from raw materials affected global economies in the period 1750-1900

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The need for raw materials for the factories and increased food supplies for the growing population in urban centers led to the growth of export economies around the world that specialized in commercial extraction of natural resources and the production of food and industrial crops.

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