1. The Industrialization of Japan and Germany
The government built railroads improved roads and started a land reform program to prepare the country for further development. ... The farmers who had grown the silk that was exported to the United States found no market for their product once the roaring twenties and the craze for silk stockings collapsed with the stock market crash. "The Japanese silk industry, an export staple, was already suffering from the advent of artificial silk-like fibers produced by Western chemical giants. ...
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