Which of the Following  Prerequisites  Were Necessary for the Industrial

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following  prerequisites  were necessary for the Industrial Revolution?

• A)Legal changes that forced women into the workplace, outlawed child labor, and ended private farm holdings.
• B)An upsurge in world trade and a social revolution to start the dictatorship of the proletariat.
• C)A society willing to embrace child labor and involuntary servitude among the working classes.
• D)An upsurge in world trade, a rising population, and an increase in the flow of money.
• E)A monopoly on the knowledge of how to use steam and cornering the world markets on iron ore.

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