Question

Why was britain called the workshop of the world?

Answer 1

Because it is the first country where the industrilization started and so they sold their manufacturing goods through out the world.it dominated other countries in the whole 19th century keeping its workshops through out the world .so it is called as workshop of the world

Answer 2

a. Britain had all facilities for rise of industrialisation like power, raw

materials, cheap labour, favourable conditions for agriculture, strong

finance system, good transport facilities and political stability.

b. Britain had been politically stable since the 17th century with England, Wales,

Scotland unified under one monarch, having common laws, taxation and

currency.

c. It had no scarcity of water resource.

d. There was no shortage of raw materials.

e. There was plenty of Iron and Coal in its mines.

f. Its climate was very suitable for growing cotton for textile industry.

g. There were sea ports to connect to other countries and canals to connect

places within the country.

h. There was huge manpower available to work in mines and factories.

i. The country had a very strong financial system supported by the commercial

banks.

j. Railways shifted goods and passengers to long distances with low cost.

All these conditions favoured England to be the first country to experience

modern industrialisation. So Britain is called the, ‘Workshop of the World’.

MARK AS BRAINLEST