WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where do most historians agree the Industrial Revolution happened first?
A
Germany
B
Australia
C
USA
D
Great Britain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some European scholars argued for European superiority, and US scholars, in particular, wanted to suggest that the United States had a part to play in this important innovation. But in general, most historians now agree that Great Britain was the place where the Industrial Revolution began.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historians have identified several reasons for why the Industrial Revolution began first in Britain, including: the effects of the Agricultural Revolution, large supplies of coal, geography of the country, a positive political climate, and a vast colonial empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most important reasons the Industrial Revolution began in England was that many of the most important inventions and innovations that powered the revolution were created there. Initial developments occurred in the cotton industry with the development of the spinning jenny, water frame, and spinning mule.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is called the first Industrial Revolution lasted from the mid-18th century to about 1830 and was mostly confined to Britain. The second Industrial Revolution lasted from the mid-19th century until the early 20th century and took place in Britain, continental Europe, North America, and Japan.

Detailed explanation-5: -England is the first country where industrial related productions have commenced. In the late of the 18th and in the beginning of the 19th century (1760–1840) there were enormous socio-economic changes in England which collectively known as the Industrial Revolution (IR).

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