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# Industrialization in Germany **Natural Resources:** * Few rivers and canals * Iron and coal: Ruhr area, Saarland, Upper Silesia **Population:** * Population growth * Low purchasing power due to pauperism * Free labor force available * Mobility due to the development of railroads **Politics:**...

# Industrialization in Germany **Natural Resources:** * Few rivers and canals * Iron and coal: Ruhr area, Saarland, Upper Silesia **Population:** * Population growth * Low purchasing power due to pauperism * Free labor force available * Mobility due to the development of railroads **Politics:** * No colonies * Numerous independent states: * Approximately 40 different currencies * German Customs Union (Zollverein) established in 1834 * Formation of a unified German Empire in 1871 * Unified currency (Reichsmark) introduced