- 01 Jul 2014 08:16
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Well, Germany and the UK were huge trading partners before WWI.Probably not nearly to the same extent, since you know the disruption of their trade by war didn't cause the immediate economic collapse in both countries, as would very likely happen in China and to some extent the US if suddenly there's a war between the two. Also I think Germany and UK were really competitors economically more than anything, they were both for example net coal exporters on the world market. China and the US complement each other economically in many ways. At least for now.
The whole question of colonies and living room etc were psychological rather than real.Why do you think that, could you elaborate? I've explained why I think they mattered.