Comment Comment by triceratops > The US saw 60% real wage growth from 1860-1890 with no empire whatsoeverI understand what you mean. But also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifest_destinyYou are right that common people in Britain didn't get as much out of Pax Brittanica as America's did during its own period of expansion. parent triceratops 9 months ago
I understand what you mean. But also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifest_destiny
You are right that common people in Britain didn't get as much out of Pax Brittanica as America's did during its own period of expansion.