The German-Great Britain Trade Rivalry in Comparison to the US-Japan Rivalry

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…itis competing against; this was not true of Germany. BothBritain and Germany were competing for markets outside ofboth their countries. Also the trade rivalry between Japanand the United States did not involve a fight over colonies.Trade rivalries between rising and dominant powers changelittle over time. The German-British trade rivalry and theJapan U.S. rivalry were very similar in their causes,effects, and the solutions that both sets of governments usedto overcome their trading rival.