Which Statement Does NOT Explain Why Industrial Change Became a Self-Sustaining

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which statement does NOT explain why industrial change became a self-sustaining process in early nineteenth-century Britain?

• A)Growth in one economic sector created incentives for change in others.
• B)The amount of capital available for investment was expanding.
• C)Small-scale manufacturing was literally wiped out, creating a large labor pool and a demand for more mechanization.
• D)Railways allowed labor and goods to reach places where they were needed.
• E)New inventions spurred new industries.

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