Why Britain went first

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• 6 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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Other lessons in this sub-strand

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
6. How the industrial revolution enabled colonisation
7. How the industrial revolution underdeveloped Africa
8. Measures, and a message for today