Continental European industrialization

A. started a full generation before it did in England.
B. began in Belgium, France, and the German states.
C. didn't gain momentum until the 1890s in France.
D. was centered in northwestern Piedmont until 1815.
E. was initiated by Bismarck, Napoleon III, and Friedrich and Hans Engels.


Answer: B

History

You might also like to view...

Among most of the countries of Europe, the Netherlands was exceptional in its finances in that:

a. Its citizens emigrated to neighboring countries rather than pay its oppressive tax rates. b. Its leaders raised revenue by borrowing from merchants and selling positions. c. Its urban residents were willing to pay higher taxes on manufactures and farming. d. Its nobles actively resisted the absolutist king's demand for new sources of funding.

History

In Alexander Hamilton's Report on ____________, he came up with a program for federal stimulation of industrial development.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

History

What was the political philosophy behind the welfare states of Western Europe?

a. Communism b. Democracy c. Nationalism d. Social Democracy e. Unionism

History

As the war lingered and the presidential election of 1916 loomed, Wilson endorsed ________, yet then ran a campaign stressing ________.

A. Taft as his successor; that he was more progressive than Taft B. a pacifist position; how he had stood up to Germany on the U-boat issue C. enhanced military preparedness; that he kept the United States out of war D. a set of strong positions in foreign affairs; domestic issues

History