The Global Economy

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Across
  1. 3. The first major undersea telegraph cable connected this country to the United States in 1866. (7 letters)
  2. 7. The type of agriculture where farmers grew only one type of crop, leading to soil depletion. (11 letters)
  3. 8. The country that benefited most from cotton production after the U.S. Civil War disrupted supply. (5 letters)
  4. 10. A major fertilizer made from bird droppings, heavily mined in Peru and Chile. (5 letters)
  5. 14. The British entrepreneur who founded De Beers Diamonds and sought to expand British territory in Africa. (6 letters)
  6. 15. The economic practice where colonies focused on exporting raw materials rather than developing diverse industries. (10 letters)
Down
  1. 1. The British colony in South Asia where an extensive railway network was built to transport raw materials. (5 letters)
  2. 2. A key material used in European factories for machine lubrication, originating from West Africa. (8 letters)
  3. 4. The African territory named after the high trade of elephant tusks, French. (13 letters)
  4. 5. The industrial process that made rubber more durable and useful for various products. (12 letters)
  5. 6. The communication technology that revolutionized long-distance messaging in the 19th century. (9 letters)
  6. 9. The South American country known for cattle ranching and beef exports to meet European demand. (9 letters)
  7. 11. The mineral resource heavily mined in Chile, essential for electrical power lines and telegraph cables. (6 letters)
  8. 12. The region where rubber tree seeds were taken from before being cultivated in Asia. (6 letters)
  9. 13. The main material banned by Britain in 1721 to protect its wool industry, later sourced heavily from the U.S. and Egypt. (6 letters)