Question

What slowed the industrialization of continental Europe during the nineteenth century? (1 point)

a lack of natural resources, which required European nations to rely on colonies

geographic barriers that were impossible to overcome

a lack of navigable rivers, which made the transport of goods difficult

political instability across the continent due to revolutions and warfare

Answer 1

d) political instability across the continent due to revolutions and warfare.

Frequent wars (e.g., the Napoleonic Wars), revolutions, and political fragmentation disrupted markets, investment, and infrastructure and delayed industrial development compared with more stable Britain.