WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?
A
banking
B
railroads
C
coal mining
D
textile production
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rapid industrialisation first began in Britain, starting with mechanized textiles spinning in the 1780s, with high rates of growth in steam power and iron production occurring after 1800.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most historians place the origin of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain in the middle decades of the 18th century. In the British Isles and most of Europe at this time, most social activity took place in small and medium-sized villages. People rarely traveled far beyond their home village.

Detailed explanation-3: -The process of developing machine production of goods is called Industrialization 2. Land, labor, and capital are factors of productigt resources needed to produce goods and services.

Detailed explanation-4: -Industrialization began in Great Britain because of the country’s great innovation and natural resources. Britain’s rapidly expanding textile industry and the invention of the steam train fostered global trade.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Industrial Middle Class Those who benefited most from the Industrial Revolution were the entrepreneurs who set it in motion. The Industrial Revolution created this new middle class, or bourgeoisie, whose members came from a variety of backgrounds. Some were merchants who invested their growing profits in factories.

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