Until Worl War 1 broke out, Great Britain was still the leading superpower in the world, and could still be called an empire. But many British soldiers were killed during the war, and since they were busy producing war materials, the British hadn`t time to continue their industrial development. This was the beginning of the British Empire`s fall. But when Great Britain was on their way down, another nation was ready to take over for them.
The USA didn`t participate in this war, so they could focus on their industrial development. And they did. In 1909, the first mass produced car, the T-Ford came out. And after this and during the war, they invented the vacum cleaner, the refrigerator, the microwawe, the TV, and other housekeepingarticle
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