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Originally Posted by Naruto
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Originally Posted by GodPossessed
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and
our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
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Is this true? I was under the impression that the US wasn't really all that influential until WWI or so. Any history people want to chime in? |
I have here from The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy, Relative shares of world manufacturing output 1880 (percent)
Britain 22.9
US 14.7
Germany 8.5
France 7.8
1900
Britain 18.5
US 23.6
Germany 13.2
France 6.8
1913
Britain 13.6
US 32.0
Germany 14.8
France 6.1