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Britain Leads World in Manufacturing
Britain produced 66% of trhe world's coal and 50% of its iron and cloth. -
Britain & Germany's manufacturing capacity
Britain had 32% of the world's manufacturing capacity. -
German Debate
In a 1897 debate in the German Reichstag,it's secretary stated, "We wish to throw no one into the shade, but we demand our own place in the sun." -
United States takes the Lead
Germany had 15.9% and Britain had only 14.7%. (The US had also boomed, with 35.3%.)