This success story was naturally reflected in Germany’s fore
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- The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers whole source · open book
This success story was naturally reflected in Germany’s foreign-trade figures, with exports tripling between 1890 and 1913, bringing the country close to Britain as the leading world exporter; not surprisingly, its merchant marine also expanded, to be the second-largest in the world by the eve of the war. By then, its share of world manufacturing production (14.8 percent) was higher than Britain’s (13.6 percent) and two and a half times that of France (6.1 percent).
chapter: The Position of the Powers, 1885–1914