In What Ways Were Britian The Dominant Industrial Power
1- In what ways were Britian the dominant industrial power in the world in 1850?
Produced more than 50 percent of the world’s textile products
Mined more than 80 percent of its coal
Made almost half of its iron
Helped other countries to build their railways
Provided the machinery for fatories in other countries
Had the biggest and most powerful steam engines, which were also exported worldwide
Germany-
Germany was not a unified country until 1871; before that, industry developed predominantly in the powerful states such as Prussia.
USA-
The united states won independence from Britian only in 1783; after that, they applied the new technologies to their own context.
Before the industrial revolution, Britian had a powerful navy
Produced more than 50 percent of the world’s textile products
Mined more than 80 percent of its coal
Made almost half of its iron
Helped other countries to build their railways
Provided the machinery for fatories in other countries
Had the biggest and most powerful steam engines, which were also exported worldwide
Germany-
Germany was not a unified country until 1871; before that, industry developed predominantly in the powerful states such as Prussia.
USA-
The united states won independence from Britian only in 1783; after that, they applied the new technologies to their own context.
Before the industrial revolution, Britian had a powerful navy