WORLD HISTORY

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The steam engine contributed to industrial advances by ALL of the following EXCEPT
A
It provided power to run the machines of many industries.
B
It revolutionized the transportation industry.
C
It improved iron production.
D
It provided the workers a safe and healthy work environment.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The steam engine turned the wheels of mechanized factory production. Its emergence freed manufacturers from the need to locate their factories on or near sources of water power. Large enterprises began to concentrate in rapidly growing industrial cities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is c: a decreased reliance on colonization.

Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout the industrial revolution the steam railways reduced the time it took for freight to reach its final destination, expanded the reach people could sell products too, provided a safer transport compared to horses, along with countless other things.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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