Steel Industry in Germany (1850-1950)

By Danieru123

  • First modern furnace is built

    First modern furnace is built

  • building of railroads in the 1840s and 1850s and development of iron, steel and coal mining

    building of railroads in the 1840s and 1850s and development of iron, steel and coal mining

  • 50 ironworks with 2,813 full-time employees.

    There are 50 ironworks with 2,813 full-time employees.

  • Austrian/Prussian War

    Prussia is victorious over Austria

  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash

  • The German Steel Federation (Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl, WV Stahl)

    Friedrich Krupp establishes the “German Steel Federation”

  • 1913 American and German exports dominate the world steel market, as Britain slips into third place.

    1913 American and German exports dominate the world steel market, as Britain slipped into third place.