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Question

1 - which resource was the most important advantage for the Union?
A - $1,794,417 value of manufactures
B - 1,198,000 workers in industry.

2 - how would the Tripling of European Universities between 1100 and 1500 and the Doubling of the printing houses from 1470 to 1500 have to do with the desire for European exploration for the next 2 to 3 centuries after 1500? Short Answer PLZ.

10 Points for Best Answer. Thank you!

Answer 1

1 (B). 1.2 million industrial workers meant that the Union had enough industrial capacity to support that many workers. What they produced before the war (the $1.8M value) was less important than what they produce on a wartime footing.

2. Both the trripling and the doubling meant that there was an explosive growth in information dissemination throughout Europe. That means many more people were educated, and that leads to more curiosity about the world.