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it would be rather interesting to see the same graph for individual countries. I suspect that it would show the same hockey-stick shape - only the blade would start to rise at different dates. My guesses would be:
India - around 1780-1800, when it was colonised by the British
Africa - around 1850, when it was colonised by the British and French
Australia - around 1790, when it was colonised by the British
Japan - around 1850, when the Americans arrived
China - around 1950, when they started to copy the West
USSR - around 1950, when they started to copy the West
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