Comment by appplication
1 year ago
> The UK became the world's richest country in the 19th century by being the workshop of the world
Ahh.. haha. Yes it was certainly the innovation and industrialism of the UK that did it, not the inevitable result of centuries of imperialism, conquest and subjugation.
Ya I think the whole industrial revolution made them capable of colonizing everything. So I guess in a round about way.
Massive navy + Ideology/ethic of feeling justified dominating others and a sense of superiority to go with it + A couple centuries of practicing on the Irish
Profit!
To be fair the English did teach the world categorization which made everything standardized and reusable.
Huh? Spain and Portugal were also huge empires yet they never became industrial powers. Germany had very few colonies, yet achieved rapid industrialization in the 19th century.