WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Industrial Revolution started in ____ ‘s textile industry.
A
Britain
B
Belgium
C
Italy
D
Germany
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The British textile industry drove the Industrial Revolution, triggering advancements in technology, stimulating the coal and iron industries, boosting raw material imports, and improving transportation, which made Britain the global leader of industrialization, trade, and scientific innovation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Textile manufacturing played a major role in the industrial revolution. The production and increase of cloth climbed quickly because it changed from handlooms to factories and machines, which allowed for more time to be spent on other things, so output increased rapidly.

Detailed explanation-3: -Silk, wool, and linen fabrics were being eclipsed by cotton which became the most important textile. Innovations in carding and spinning enabled by advances in cast iron technology resulted in the creation of larger spinning mules and water frames. The machinery was housed in water-powered mills on streams.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Industrial Revolution started in England in the 1700’s. At this time, England was a colonial power, and used its colonies in the Americas and Asia to provide resources such as silk, tobacco, sugar, gold, and cotton, and provided its colonies with finished products such as textiles and metalware.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Industrial Revolution (mid-1700s to mid-1800s) was a time in which profound technological and industrial advances took place, including in textile manufacturing. Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill, built in 1771, is considered to be the first modern water-powered cotton mill.

Detailed explanation-6: -The industrial revolution started in Great Britain in the mid-1700s. Textile production was the first great industry created. The textile industry in America began in New England during the late 18th century.

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