To solve this problem, we need to compare the percentages of world manufacturing for each country in the years 1870 and 1913. We will calculate the change in percentage for each country and determine which country had the highest increase and which had the largest decline.
Here are the percentage contributions for the specified years:
[tex]\[
\begin{array}{|l|c|c|}
\hline
\text{Country} & \text{1870} & \text{1913} \\
\hline
\text{Germany} & 13\% & 16\% \\
\hline
\text{Great Britain} & 32\% & 14\% \\
\hline
\text{France} & 10\% & 6\% \\
\hline
\text{Russia} & 4\% & 6\% \\
\hline
\text{Belgium} & 3\% & 2\% \\
\hline
\text{Italy} & 2\% & 3\% \\
\hline
\end{array}
\][/tex]
First, we'll calculate the change in percentage for each country between 1870 and 1913:
- Germany: [tex]\( 16\% - 13\% = 3\% \)[/tex]
- Great Britain: [tex]\( 14\% - 32\% = -18\% \)[/tex]
- France: [tex]\( 6\% - 10\% = -4\% \)[/tex]
- Russia: [tex]\( 6\% - 4\% = 2\% \)[/tex]
- Belgium: [tex]\( 2\% - 3\% = -1\% \)[/tex]
- Italy: [tex]\( 3\% - 2\% = 1\% \)[/tex]
Now, let's identify the country with the highest increase and the one with the largest decline:
- Germany: Increase of [tex]\( 3\% \)[/tex]
- Great Britain: Decline of [tex]\( -18\% \)[/tex]
- France: Decline of [tex]\( -4\% \)[/tex]
- Russia: Increase of [tex]\( 2\% \)[/tex]
- Belgium: Decline of [tex]\( -1\% \)[/tex]
- Italy: Increase of [tex]\( 1\% \)[/tex]
From the calculated changes, we see that:
- The country with the highest increase in world manufacturing share is Germany with an increase of [tex]\( 3\% \)[/tex].
- The country with the largest decline in world manufacturing share is Great Britain with a decline of [tex]\( -18\% \)[/tex].
Thus, the completed statement is:
The country that increased its share of world manufacturing between 1870 and 1913 was Germany.
The country that lost the largest share of world manufacturing between 1870 and 1913 was Great Britain.
