WORLD HISTORY

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A major reason the Industrial Revolution developed in Great Britain in the 1700s was because of Great Britain’s
A
geographic features
B
immigration policies
C
use of collectivization
D
access to imported oil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain in the 1750s because Great Britain had natural resources and geography that made it a good place for factories to start and be profitable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Another major reason why the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain was that it had an abundant supply of what economists call the three “factors of production". These factors of production are land, labor, and capital.

Detailed explanation-3: -Capitalism spurred the Industrial Revolution because industrialization took great work and heavy investment from common people and not the government. There were several wealthy entrepreneurs in Great Britain in the 18th Century, thus this is where the Industrial Revolution had its start.

Detailed explanation-4: -Historians have identified several causes for the Industrial Revolution, including: the emergence of capitalism, European imperialism, efforts to mine coal, and the effects of the Agricultural Revolution.

Detailed explanation-5: -a) One cause of Great Britain’s early industrialization was an abundance of natural resources. Britain had a lot of natural rivers to allow for water transportation and water power and a lot of coal that would provide power for steam engines.

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