Industrialization Diffused Rather Slowly Because

question 38

Multiple Choice

Industrialization diffused rather slowly because

• A)the British jealously guarded industrial secrets and processes.
• B)other parts of the world wanted nothing to do with these processes.
• C)Britain wanted to hang on to its agricultural heritage as well.
• D)outside Britain, only France was to eventually industrialize.

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Definitions:

Induction

Ability of a chemical or a tissue to influence the development of another tissue.

Membrane Depolarizes

The process by which a cell membrane's voltage becomes less negative, leading to the possible firing of an action potential in neurons.

Sperm

Male gamete having a haploid number of chromosomes and the ability to fertilize an egg, the female gamete.

Egg

Also called an ovum; haploid cell that is usually fertilized by a sperm to form a diploid zygote.