WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and many of the technological and architectural innovations were of British origin. By the mid-18th century, Britain was the world’s leading commercial nation, controlling a global trading empire with colonies in North America and the Caribbean.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two Englishmen, William and John Cockerill, brought the Industrial Revolution to Belgium by developing machine shops at Liège (c. 1807), and Belgium became the first country in continental Europe to be transformed economically.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the period 1760 to 1830 the Industrial Revolution was largely confined to Britain.

Detailed explanation-4: -Britain: The First Industrial Nation. In the mid-18th century, the Industrial Revolution was largely confined to Britain.