did the german empire rise quickly
Industry had been growing rapidly before unity, but from 1871 to 1914 German industries were jumping by leaps and bounds. Prior to WWI, Germany was out producing steel production of the entire British Empire, previously the largest steel producing nation.owever, if the German Empire had continued, it would probably have surpassed Britain and almost matched that of the US. Stay at the Top. From 1871 to 1914, Germany's population rose by a third to 65 million.