industrial revolution in britain
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By 1900, Britain had become the workshop of the world. To what extent is this an accurate statement?
By 1900, Britain had indeed become the workshop of the world with significant changes in its major industries. Britain became known as the workshop of the world because by the 1900it was the leading industrialized country. The most important changes that led to it receiving this name were in the coal, steam, transport, iron and textile industries.
Several changes occurred in the coal industry during the industrial revolution in Britain. Coal was an essential source of power. Steam engines, railways and steam ships relied upon it. Large towns like London used huge amounts of coal for cooking and heating. Between 1760 and 1910, coal production in the UK increased from 10 million metric tons to 250 million metric tons...