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Who among the following used the term Industrial Revolution for the first time in English to describe the changes that occurred in the British industrial development between 1760 and 1820?

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Friedrich Engels
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Eric Hobsbawm
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Arnold Toynbee
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Georges Michelet
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The correct option is B Arnold Toynbee
Industrial revolution is a broad term used to define the revolutionary changes which occurred in Great Britain (later spread to other parts of the world) starting from the 1760s to between 1820s and 1840s which changed the manufacturing processes forever. Arnold Toynbee used the term Industrial Revolution for the first time in English to describe the changes in the British Industrial development during the said period.

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