INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA

MINERALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Industrial revolution took place in the ____ century
A
16th
B
18th
C
17th
D
none of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This process began in Britain in the 18th century and from there spread to other parts of the world. Although used earlier by French writers, the term Industrial Revolution was first popularized by the English economic historian Arnold Toynbee (1852–83) to describe Britain’s economic development from 1760 to 1840.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution began in the 18th century, when agricultural societies became more industrialized and urban. The transcontinental railroad, the cotton gin, electricity and other inventions permanently changed society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Capitalism spurred the Industrial Revolution because industrialization took great work and heavy investment from common people and not the government. There were several wealthy entrepreneurs in Great Britain in the 18th Century, thus this is where the Industrial Revolution had its start.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most historians place the origin of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain in the middle decades of the 18th century.

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