Research Paper on:
Industrialization and the Premiere Role of Great Britain

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half however, Britain became the leading country in the industrial revolution, tripled its population and became the worlds leading producer of manufactured goods. Several elements played key factors in Britain  leading the industrial revolution. Firstly, on a national scale, Britain had one of the best developed road and canal systems which enabled them to transport goods efficiently and manufacturers and  businessmen were well supported in any upgrading methods they developed. These goods were also easily exported on a global scale by Britains expansive naval fleet of ships. Being an island  nation provided Britain with certain advantages: firstly, they were separated from the wars on the continent which allowed them to progress industrially without interruption; and, their shipping fleet was maintained  for overseas trade and security. Demands in the textile industry lead to machines which increased production in the weaving and spinning sectors. Increased production in the textile industry required further  energy sources from water and steam which resulted in steam engine inventions which also proved exceedingly useful in the mining and iron processes. Britain was able to produce a vast  amount of manufactured goods which were easily transported and unaffected by the Napoleonic Wars which slowed down industrial progress throughout Europe. The effects of the industrial boom are seen in  the population growth at the time which more than tripled to over 21 million largely concentrated in the industrialized cities. At the beginning of the 18th into the middle of  the 19th century, Britain went from a largely rural country based on agriculture to one which initiated and dominated industrialization of the modern world (Industrialisation in Europe, 2002). While it  can be said that while the European countries during the 18th and 19th centuries were preoccupied with the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, the British textile manufacturers were inventing