Two of the key reasons that South America was slow to industrialize were
A. its size and lack of resources.
B. its long revolutionary wars and its large population of cheap labor.
C. its lack of connection with global trade and little access to fossil fuels.
D. resistance by the United States and a failure to permit free trade North America.
Answer: B. its long revolutionary wars and its large population of cheap labor.
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