which factor was MOST responsible for the delay in the development of competitive industry on the continnet of Europe?
a. the contempt of the upper classes for industrial profits
b. lack of basic natural resources
c. the Napoleonic wars and their disruption of trade
d. sustained labor shortage
2007-02-19 05:05:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Europe has a lot of basic resources, so I don't think it is b.
The Napooleonic wars disrupted some trade, but other industries are always born of war, so I tend to think that was not the problem. I don't think there was sustained labor shortage during that time, so if we're speaking of the time just prior to and after the French revolution and then Napoleon's shenanigans, I would have to go with a.
2007-02-19 05:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
either c or d.
but wouldnt d be also bc of the napoleonic wars.
2007-02-19 05:29:25 · answer #2 · answered by <3pirate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋