The word "superpower" comes from the last century. Looking around the world, the United States is the only superpower in the world at present. What is a superpower? It is very powerful in politics, economy, military affairs, industry, science and technology, culture and population. Only a country at the top of the world can be called a "superpower".
Three superpowers were born in the history of the world, namely Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union. After World War II, the United States became the world's number one in military, science and technology, economy and politics, until today. Since the reform and opening up, China has developed rapidly in all aspects, and has become the second largest economy in the world, with the potential to become a superpower.
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As the birthplace of the industrial revolution, Britain has unparalleled productivity. Once the craze of replacing manual production with machinery was born, it immediately swept the whole UK and even the whole world. Soon, with the substantial increase in productivity, the British economy developed at an unparalleled speed and soon ranked among the top in the world.
The industrial revolution made Britain rapidly enter the era of industrialization. Britain is like an eagle that has always been high above, looking down at countries where men are still farming and women are knitting. The productivity gap between the two is different, and Britain has rapidly achieved a very high position in the world with its developed economy.