Question

Compare why England expanded during the Industrial Revolution and countries such as Spain declined.(1 point)

England industrialized early, strengthening its economy and expansion, while Spain did not and was unable to compete in the global economy.

England stole industrial ideas from Spain, leaving Spain underindustrialized and out of the global economy.

Spain decided to declare all its colonies independent because Spain felt that it was morally superior to other parts of the world.

England had taken over Spain, which became an English colony dependent on exporting raw materials and importing finished goods.

Answer 1

"England industrialized early, strengthening its economy and expansion, while Spain did not and was unable to compete in the global economy."

England's early adoption of mechanized production, improved transportation, capital investment, banking, and naval power drove economic growth and imperial expansion. Spain, by contrast, suffered from economic mismanagement, dependence on New World silver, costly wars, weak industrial development, and loss of markets and colonies, so it declined relative to industrializing powers.