Why did the Industrial Revolution benefit the American economy more than any other?
>untouched by war
>decently large population
>already modernised unlike China or India
Not an expert though so Im not sure how much these affected their economy
>>3232402
None of those explain why we were the largest percentage in 1900
>>3232407
Then maybe the fact that they aren't a monarchy?
>>3232422
I like that answer
Because the US had the most potential out of any western country in terms of human resources (capital), commodities, etc that was underutilised due to capacity constraints. Once railroad systems were put in place the economy naturally boomed.
>>3232454
So, hypothetically, if France had never sold the Louisiana territory, and kept it to this day, would they have the strongest Economy?
>>3232464
No because the warmongering Americans would conquer it.
>>3232464
Hypothetically, if France had never sold the Louisiana territory, American settlers would have just walked in, and possibly America would have mobilized the militia to overrun it, while France is capable of doing fuck-all about it.
Because the monopolist that rose from the industrial revolution were in America.
>>3232493
So other countries didn't have monopolies?
Immigration provided cheap labour and human capital. Market system provided plentiful capital. Democracy provided intellectual capital. Federalism provided flexibility. Finally the constitution protected important freedoms like speech and property that helped create a healthy intellectual climate.
>>3232395
>doesn't have to import any of the natural resources required
>>3232407
>Population 1900
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_in_1900
>France: 38 million
>UK: 38 million
>Germany: 56 million
>Italy: 32 million
...
>USA: 76 million
Come on anon
>>3233651
>Italy + France + Germany had 75% more people than the USA
>still struggled to maintain parity with us
Pathetic desu
>>3232395
Large pop and good coal and iron provinces.
>>3232395
>pic related
>>3233703
>meme country still missing pieces and barely formed + country always at war + another meme country always at war
>>3233651
How did the Us got so much population