The German-Great Britain trade rivalry like the U.

             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 .

             closed markets. .

             Both the U.S. and Great Britain in response to losing markets .

             toyed with the idea of economic nationalism and tariffs. As Britain .

             lost markets to Germany many in Britain felt that Britain should adopt .