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American Demand for Rubber Opens African Empire
Liberia becomes a field for American empire building as Firestone leads a large scale rubber plantation program. An American town grows inland with stores, power, hospitals, and schools while 15,000 natives work on 15,000 acres. Roads, river transport, and planned millions of acres aim to supply rubber for U.S. cars, reshaping Liberty’s economy and daily life.
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Africa
America
Liberia
Equator
League of Nations
Round Table
Republic
Amazon Valley
Middle East
Firestone
Tire & Roche
Western
Victeria
Amerty
New York
Riber
Sinc
Monrovie
James Monroe
du River
American Star
du Aleady
Liveria
Milan
Harvare University
D A W Sellards
Tropical School of Medicine
Pioneers
Tack Frost
Jack Frost
Panama Canal
Alps
Philippines
Porto Rico
Siberian
Akron
Mr Jones
Easrk
Firestone, Jr
Monrovia
Taratino
Ommnanv
Ontiva
Pheatone
T ‘Ake
Empire Building
Filme
Li‘heria