The term mouse fly is kind of a contradiction and one of the types of flies that brings the word fly in fly fishing almost as far away from something flying as possible - still surpassed by shrimp flies not to mention crab flies, but anyway...
One of the reasons Britain became rich was because the Industrial Revolution (factories and such) got off the ground there sooner. Britain had a large navy, and many colonies in other parts of the world, such as India, and Rhodesia.
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the early 19th century before spreading to Belgium, France, Germany, the United States and Japan.rade. A major result of the Industrial Revolution was an increase in global trade. Many industrial countries sought new markets for their goods, and raw materials from which to make those goods. A result of this increase in trade was imperialism of Africa, India, China, and much of the rest of Asia.