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= Industrial Revolution Guided Reading 726-732 =

1. Read the first two paragraphs of the “National Variations” section (p. 727) carefully to understand what data are presented in Table 22.1 (on page 728). Then use the data in the table and the written analysis on pages 727-728 to make a list of what the data shows. (I’ve started a list below- add to it). Make at least eight more conclusions beyond the example below.

a. In 1750 Britain was only slightly more industrialized than the rest of the major European countries.

b. etc.

2. What were the challenges making industrialization difficult/slow in continental Europe before 1815? 728 3. What were the changes/advantages after 1815? 729 4. What are some examples of the “agents of industrialization”? 730 5. In what ways did governments support/promote industrialization? 730-732 6. What is economic nationalism? 732 7. What role did banks play in the industrialization of continental Europe? 732