Great Britain Germany Time of emergence: Time of emergence: 1760 Begins in 1830s take off 1870s Reasons for the delay: What made Great Britain the “Workshop of the World”? Agricultural Revolution crops from the “New World” guild restrictions/ serfdom crop rotation new tools/machines tariff laws “Enclosure Movement” benefits population growth lack of political unity (individual currencies, Population growth/ Urbanization smallpox vaccine customs and tariffs, laws and measurement increased hygiene lower marriage age units) free agricultural workers migration from the countryside Reasons why Germany caught up: Transport System navigable rivers German Zollverein (1934) canals railways railways unification make transport fast and cheap “Schutzzollpolitik” Technical education curriculum Rich in natural resources (coal, iron ore, sodium, potassium) Electrical and chemical industries (“sunrise industries”)
Great Britain Germany Time of emergence: 1760 What made Great Britain the “Workshop of the World”? Agricultural Revolution crops from the “New World” crop rotation new tools/machines “Enclosure Movement” benefits population growth Population growth/ Urbanization smallpox vaccine increased hygiene lower marriage age free agricultural workers migration from the countryside Transport System navigable rivers canals railways make transport fast and cheap Time of emergence: Begins in 1830s take off 1870s Reasons for the delay: guild restrictions/ serfdom tariff laws lack of political unity (individual currencies, customs and tariffs, laws and measurement units) Reasons why Germany caught up: German Zollverein (1934) railways unification “Schutzzollpolitik” Technical education curriculum Rich in natural resources (coal, iron ore, sodium, potassium) Electrical and chemical industries (“sunrise industries”)