Urbanization in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century

question 51

Multiple Choice

Urbanization in the first half of the nineteenth century

• A)was more dramatic for the Continent than Great Britain.
• B)caused over fifty percent of the Russian population to live in cities by 1850.
• C)was a phenomenon directly tied to industrialization.
• D)accounted for widespread poverty in rural areas of Europe.
• E)reduced the cost of the central governments.

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