Description
Read the following materials on the Industrial Revolution and answer the following three questions/items in your paper:
What factors contributed to the Industrial Revolution in Britain? Compare this to what happened in China (Great Divergence). What impeded the Industrial Revolution from spreading quickly to other world regions?
Readings:
1. Robert B. Marks, The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century. Chapter 4: The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences, 17501850.
2. On Blackboard: Overview of Industrial Revolution and Kenneth Pomeranz – The Great Divergence (Introduction).
3. World of History PDF. Read just pages 801-05; 823-30. This is available on Blackboard in the Midterm folder. (11 pages)
4. You may also use JSTOR to access any peer-reviewed articles on the Industrial Revolution if you like.You can add your own additional research if you want.