One profound effect that industrialization had on the world was that
a. Western Europe and North America were empowered at the expense of the rest of the world.
b. the raw material of Africa made it the center of industrialization.
c. the availability of cheap labor in Asia caused its markets to expand rapidly.
d. Europe went into a slow decline due to worldwide competition.
e. workers' wages and quality of living rose quickly.
ANSWER:
a
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