However, toward the 20th century, things began to improve on the islands, with Mallorca reaping the rewards of successful agricultural crops and Menorca launching an export shoe industry.
Conditions on Menorca became gradually worse toward the 20th century.
mnli hypothesis: Conditions on Menorca became gradually worse toward the 20th century. premise: However, toward the 20th century, things began to improve on the islands, with Mallorca reaping the rewards of successful agricultural crops and Menorca launching an export shoe industry.