United KingdomHistory 89 · History
True or false? Britain was the first country to industrialise on a large scale.
- aTrueCorrect answer
- bFalse
Why?
True. From the middle of the 18th century, machines, steam power and factories changed the way goods were made in Britain before this happened anywhere else.
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