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Industrialisation in Britain and the United States

History and Citizenship · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

What the industrial revolution was, why it began in Britain, why the United States followed - and how the two differed.

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  • 7 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
  • 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
  • A quiz that marks itself as you go
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  1. Industrialisation in Britain and the United States
  2. The impact on Africa, and what Africa has done about it
  3. What the first industrial revolution was
  4. Why Britain went first
  5. Why the United States followed
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  7. How the industrial revolution underdeveloped Africa
  8. Measures, and a message for today