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AP World History: Modern›Unit 5: Revolutions, 1750–1900›Industrialization

Why Industrialization Began in Britain

Coal, capital, colonies, and a large supply of labor made Britain the first industrial economy. The AP exam wants multiple interacting causes, not a single one.

Factors of productionSteam and coalCausation reasoning

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