In 1871, Britain produced twice as much steel as Germany, but by 1893 German steel production had surpassed Britain's, and by 1914 when World War I broke out, German steel production had doubled Britain's, representing a power shift in just 22-43 years.
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“in 1871, for example, uh Britain produced twice as much steel as Germany... And by the time World War I broke out in 1914, uh German steel production had doubled that of Britain.”
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