> Britain and France had to steal chemical technology from Germany In context this makes it sound like Britain and France had little or no chemical industry be

> Britain and France had to steal chemical technology from Germany In context this makes it sound like Britain and France had little or no chemical industry before the end of WWI which is obvious nonsense. Germany had a significant edge there, and the victors took advantage of the aftermath to get a leg up, but it wasn’t a revolution like the original US or more recent Chinese industrial buildout.