What explains why industrialization took off in some areas but not in others in the early nineteenth century?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Industrialization first took off in Britain, where the patent system, the enclosure movement, and overseas colonies created conditions that triggered the Industrial Revolution.
b. Industrialization on the Continent often occurred with government support.
c. Coal and iron ore deposits were scattered and less accessible on the Continent, which impeded industrialization.
d. Where serfdom persisted in southern and eastern Europe, there was not a ready supply of cheap labor for factory work.
e. Internal tariffs in much of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary impeded commerce and trade, so there was no incentive to mass-produce goods.
f. A strong guild presence in France and the Netherlands hindered the shift to the factory system.
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