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
a lack of navigable rivers, which made the transport of goods difficult
political instability across the continent due to revolutions and warfare
geographic barriers that were impossible to overcome

Answer 1

Political instability across the continent due to revolutions and warfare. (Recurrent wars—e.g., the Napoleonic Wars—and frequent revolutions disrupted markets, capital, and infrastructure, slowing industrial growth.)