Between 1800 and 1840, Many European Countries Began to Close

question 18

Multiple Choice

Between 1800 and 1840, many European countries began to close the industrial gap with Great Britain,

• A) and most countries were able to completely close that gap by 1850 on their own initiative.
• B) but by 1850, continental Europe was still almost twenty years behind Great Britain in industrialization.
• C) thanks to Great Britain's eagerness to share its technical knowledge and industrial machinery.
• D) and by 1850, key areas like Prussia had even surpassed Great Britain in industrial production.

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