The German-Great Britain trade rivalry like the U.S.-Japan
             trade rivalry involved a rising power cutting into the trade of
             an already dominant trading power. There were several causes of the
             German-Great Britain trade rivalry according to Hoffman. The first was
             German's industry's zeal in procuring new contracts and expanding
             markets. They did this by fulfilling contracts even if they were very
             small and constantly trying to stay up with market demand. Second,
             Germans had a knowledge of languages that the English firms lacked.
             Third, German industry was aided by their government. In contrast
             Great Britain did not even supply consular assistance in helping
             develop markets in British colonies. Fourth, British trade was hurt by
             the conservatism of British manufacturers who were unwilling to
             develop new markets or hold onto those it already possessed. These
             four factors are just some of the factors that helped German industry
             grow and rival that of Great Britain.
             These four factors are all very similar to the Japan-U.S.
             trade rivalry. Japan like Germany was able to catch up to the U.S.
             because the U.S. was large and arrogant and refused to believe it
             could face competition from Japan. Like Britain, U.S. industry
             believed that they could hold onto markets and would not face
             competition. British and U.S. industry were startled by the fast rate
             of growth and industrialization that allowed Germany and Japan to
             transform themselves quickly into trading rivals. This fast rate of
             growth also caused friction between both sets of countries. Relations
             between Germany and Great Britain were damaged as they bickered over
             markets in particular colonies in Africa . This is similar to the
             friction between the U.S. and Japan unfair trading practices and
             Both the U.S. and Great Britain in response to losing markets
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