Before World War I industrial technology was not cost effective in India and China because wages were too low relative to the cost of capital

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False

Among the legacies of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic conquests (in France and the countries occupied by France) was

a. removal of seigneurial rights and establishment of legal equality for peasants

b. weakening or elimination of privileges of urban guilds

c. both a and b

d. none of the above

In the 18^th century Chinese agriculture achieved very high yields per acre by substituting labor for land, with such practices as picking insects off rice plants by hand and planting rice in nurseries and transplanting them to the fields.

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False

The first railroad, using iron rails and a steam engine mounted on a carriage, carried coal from the mines.

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False

The emergence of textile mechanization in Britain in the 18^th century was dependent on the abundance of coal in Britain.

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False

The leaders of the French aristocratic rebellion in the mid-17^th century (the Fronde) were severely punished after the failure of the rebellion.

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False

The new industries that emerged in the latter part of the 19^th century tended to rely on university-trained scientists.

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False