HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Trade was halted in many parts of Europe
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Communications between countries were interrupted
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Inflation was on the rise in some areas of Europe, disrupting the economy
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all choices are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although the Industrial Revolution began in Britain during the 1700’s it was boosted in the early 1800’s after the Napoleonic wars because of reform that was needed. Industrialization then started spreading throughout Europe and into North America in the early 1800’s. By the mid-1800’s industrialization was widespread.
Detailed explanation-2: -With Napoleon’s defeat, twenty-three years of near-continuous warfare came to an end and Louis XVIII was placed on the French throne. The conflict also sparked widescale legal and social change, marked the end of the Holy Roman Empire, as well as inspired nationalist feelings in Germany and Italy.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Industrial Revolution, Europe experi-enced a shift from a traditional, labor-intensive econ-omy based on farming and handicrafts to a more capital-intensive economy based on manufacturing by machines, specialized labor, and industrial factories.
Detailed explanation-4: -French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte increased nationalistic tendencies both at home and abroad. In France, he unified the law with the 1804 Napoleonic Code and boosted morale through military victories. His enemies abroad strengthened their own national unity as they worked to fight Napoleon or chafed at their defeat.
Detailed explanation-5: -The French revolution and the Napoleonic wars helped set the stage for industrialization in western Europe by abolishing internal trade barriers and dismantling guilds that discouraged technological innovation and restricted the movement of laborers.