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The Benefits Of Gunpowder

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Gunpowder, one of the most necessary inventions, was invented in East Asia and it is essential to bring it back to its rightful place. Gunpowder would be extremely beneficial to China because it can be used in the military, it helps make TNT and TNT helps to create canals and roads. It also creates fireworks which could be used in trade and entertainment. Gunpowder helps to construct canals and roads by using the TNT to blow up rocks and it expands areas and creates room to build the canals and roads. The canals and roads will also provide transportation. Although TNT is used to form mainly canals and roads , it can also be used in the military for defense against their enemies which is usually necessary for war. It can be turned into an

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