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Question

industrialization,urbanizations,and upheavals in europe question


which factor was most responsible for the delay in the development of competitive industry on the contintent of europe?
a. contempt of the upper classes for industrial profits
b. lack of basic natural resources
c. napoleonic wars and their disruption of trade
d. sustained labor shortage

Answer 1

a and b is very strong answers for this questions; however, I would go with b because it is a fact that europe has a lack of basic natural resources.

Answer 2

D. A is also an answer, but a weak one, B is nonsence- Germany had plenty, and C didn't hurt Continental too much.