PART I

Great Britain. Give as full an account as you can of the causes which have made London the great commercial centre of the world.

Great Britain. England is said to be "a beehive of mercantile and manufacturing industry." Give reasons for this statement and also show how England has become such.

Great Britain. (a) Describe the foreign trade of Great Britain. (b) Describe the steps taken by Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow to improve their natural facilities for external trade.

France. (a) Describe the conditions which (1) conduce toward, and (2) militate against, France's being a great commercial nation. (b) Give an account of the distinctive manufactures of France.

Germany. (a) Give an account of what Germany has accomplished in technical education. (b) Compare Germany and France as commercial nations. (c) Give a brief account of Germany's foreign trade.

Spain and Italy. (a) Why are Spain, Italy, and Turkey sometimes called "the three decadent nations of Europe"? (b) Give some account of Spain's foreign trade. (c) Give an account of the conditions that militate against Italy's prosperity as a trading nation.

Russia. (a) Describe the social condition of the Russian people. (b) What are the "artels" of Russia? (c) Describe Russia's export trade.

India. (a) Describe the present condition of the manufactures of India. (b) Give a brief account of India's trade—(1) external, (2) internal.

China. (a) Give an account of China's size, population, and trade resources. (b) Give an account of China's present foreign trade. (c) Give an account of the trade possibilities of China, and show in what manner an increase of the foreign trade of China is most likely first to occur.

Japan. (a) Describe the transformation which in recent times has been witnessed in the Japanese nation. (b) Describe Japan's manufactures. (c) Show in what respects an increase in the foreign trade of Japan is presently possible.