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514 points sarimkx | 1 comments | 14 Feb 24 16:31 UTC | HN request time: 1.925s | source
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appplication ◴[14 Feb 24 23:30 UTC] No.39377073[source]▶
> 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.

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1. jryle70 ◴[15 Feb 24 01:10 UTC] No.39377901[source]▶
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.