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Britain was the most technologically advanced nation in the world prior to
world war 1
The industrial revolution was very recent at this time, and Great Britain was
still prospering
They were at an economical high point, with the high and middle class rich,
and the lower classes poor
With industrialization the people working in factories and mines are busting
their backs to make a nickel while the high class enjoy the benefits.
Britain had always had the strongest navy and still did at this point, new ships
were being built launched constantly, and with the invention of the steam
engine they became faster and more powerful
The power of their navy allowed them to expand their empire all over the
world years before this point, they had tonnes of resources coming in from
colonies
The British colonies in India, Canada, South Africa (there were plans drawn of
a railway stretching the length of Africa) and Australia were all sending raw
materials to England, and would later send troops
This was a prosperous age, but it had its problems, Englands poor were living
in such bad conditions that disease, poverty, crime, child labour, and
prostitution thrived
When the war started this would be one reason people would enlist