-This Map of Railway Diffusion Indicates That During the Industrial

question 87

Multiple Choice

-This map of railway diffusion indicates that during the Industrial Revolution

• A) nearly all of Eastern Europe was connected by rail in 1848.
• B) rail lines connected Paris to France's southern coast by 1848.
• C) France had a more comprehensive rail network than the United Kingdom in 1848.
• D) Poland had no rail lines in 1848.
• E) rail lines connected London to many parts of the island of Britain by 1848.

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