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Which historical argument is best supported by the map? (1 point)

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By 1850, most of Europe had industrialized.

The spread of industrialization across Europe began in the east and spread westward.

The nineteenth century saw the slow spread of industrialization from the United Kingdom across Continental Europe.

Italy industrialized much sooner than other areas of Europe, such as Belgium and France.

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"The nineteenth century saw the slow spread of industrialization from the United Kingdom across Continental Europe."

Justification: the map shows industrial development concentrated first in Britain and then appearing gradually in Belgium, northern France, the Rhine/Ruhr area, and northern Italy—consistent with diffusion from the UK through the 1800s rather than early industrialization across most of Europe or an east-to-west spread.