Question

Explain the growth of industrialisation in Germany.

Answer 1

Instructions: mention the following points:

1. The initial struggle of Germany.
2. Role of railways.
3. New inventions.
4. Role of the German government.
5. Role of foreign technology.

Solution:

• Initially Germany did not have enough resources and therefore Industrialisation began only in the 19th century.
• The introduction of railways in the 1830s boosted the process of industrialisation in Germany and by 1850 multiple states of Germany were able to develop railways almost half as that in Britain.
• In 1866, Werner Siemens invented the electric dynamo which gave a new direction to the electrical industry.
• In 1870, Germany defeated France and formed a united Germany which enabled them to access iron supplies from the iron-field of Lorraine.
• The German government facilitated the process of industrialisation which helped in the development of roads, railways, mines and armaments.
• Germany borrowed technology from nations like the USA and Britain which helped them to develop their electrical, iron and steel and machine industry.