WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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They believed that education was the right of every child.
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The education sector provided high revenues to government.
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New firms required trained, skilled workers.
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There was a need for better-educated voters.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Steam Engine Queens Mill. The use of steam-powered machines in cotton production pushed Britain’s economic development from 1750 to 1850.
Detailed explanation-2: -Industrialization led to the creation of the factory, and the factory system contributed to the growth of urban areas as large numbers of workers migrated into the cities in search of work in the factories. In England and Wales, the proportion of the population living in cities jumped from 17% in 1801 to 72% in 1891.
Detailed explanation-3: -The industrial revolution began in Great Britain in the late 1770s before spreading to the rest of Europe. The first European countries to be industrialized after England were Belgium, France and the German states.