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Why Britain Industrialized First - Coggle Diagram
Why Britain Industrialized First
Natural Resources
coal deposits near the surface
"wet" coal/frequent flooding --> drives need for further inventions (i.e. Newcomen engine)
raw materials from Caribbean + other British colonies (produced by enslaved labor)
Inventions
steam engine
earlier inventions drive need for further innovation --> pace of tech accelerates
Water Transport
island nation near ocean + easily navigable rivers --> coal can be easily transported from one place to another
investment in naval power --> military defense for natural resources in Britain's colonies
Capital and Enterprise
little censorship --> sharing of scientific knowledge
small bureaucracy/decentralized gov't --> strong profit incentives for entrepreneurs
new/growing middle class --> rise of consumer culture --> more demand for manufactured products from factories
powerful banks --> provide capital for entrepreneurs
international slave trade --> accumulated wealth --> invested in British banks --> used as loans for entrepreneurs/industrialists
Ideas
questioning of traditional religious teaching --> openness to scientific discoveries (physics etc.)
Factories
Enclosure Movement --> displaced farmers = ready supply of labor
Rivers provide water power early on
Land Transport
Gov't sponsored private construction of turnpike roads --> used to connect industrial centers (not just military centers)