прошедшее: Britain was able to create a powerful heavy industry earlier any other country. For a long time Britain remained the first industrial country in the world. In the second half of the 18th century and in the beginning of the 19th century many technical inventions of outstanding importance were put into use in England. Having accumulated colossal wealth, Britain became the “world’s banker”. Britain’s new branches developed in the 20th century, especially after World War I.Such branches of industry as textile, textile machinery, coal mining, construction of steam engines, shipbuilding were the branches of industry which had served as a base for Britain’s word dominance in industry.Some time ago the new branches of industry worked mainly for the home market,