WORLD HISTORY

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One reason why Great Britain became the first nation to industrialize was that it had
A
a government that supported property rights.
B
a high population density.
C
an empire that could supply it with coal.
D
a strong belief in the free market.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This is important because it gave Britain access to huge amounts of natural resources that it could then use in the factories that developed during the Industrial Revolution. As well, the colonies also gave Britain exclusive trading rights to hundreds of millions of people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many different factors contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. The new inventions, access to raw materials, trade routes and partners, social changes, and a stable government all paved the way for Britain to become an industry-driven country.

Detailed explanation-3: -The government played a key role in creating the British Empire and facilitating overseas trade, but not in industrialising Britain itself. A third route argues that it is all relative. Compared to the seventeenth century, government in our period was big, while compared to twentieth-century governments, it was small.

Detailed explanation-4: -During Britain’s industrialization, Parliament operated a forum where rights to land and resources could be reorganized. This venue enabled landholders and communities to exploit economic opportunities that could not be accommodated by the inflexible rights regime inherited from the past.

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