This article seeks to identify means of rapid change and development for
which Germany has passed. It must be said that there were a number of favorable factors for
the process of industrialization was initiated, such as resource potential and underutilized
labor looking for entrepreneurs willing to invest their capital, and the influence of English
industrialization process, while Germany led to new products, creating markets for the
products of this country and incited interest in using new technologies. In addition, another
key aspect of German industrialization was the practice of protectionism. While large parts of
the industrialized countries followed the liberalizing logic in relation to international trade,
Germany followed the opposite path, protecting their industry from international competition
and limiting access to technologies developed. It is clear, therefore, that there were many
propulsion for the German industrial development, among them forces: a consolidated
banking and commercial base, an industrial tradition, natural resources largely favoring the
improvement of existing technologies, and finally a population very receptive on this new
industrial “wave” as well as a dynamic nationalism seeking expression.
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