USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -With industrialization, improvements in medical knowledge and public health, together with a more regular food supply, bring about a drastic reduction in the death rate but no corresponding decline in the birth rate. The result is a population explosion, as experienced in 19th-century Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -spurred by western Europe’s tremendous population growth during the late 18th century, extending well into the 19th century itself. Between 1750 and 1800, the populations of major countries increased between 50 and 100 percent, chiefly as a result of the use of new food crops (such as the potato) and…

Detailed explanation-3: -A.1 The major factors that are responsible for population explosion are illiteracy, reduced mortality, increased birth rate, and an increase in life expectancy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The basic cause was a decrease in morality, as fewer deaths occurred in Europe. Birth rate increased, as well as women producing stronger babies. During this time, the bubonic plague disappeared.

Detailed explanation-5: -Industrialization and other developments led to death rates falling, while birth rates remained high. Until birth rates also fell about a century later, the population grew rapidly and population size exploded.