Question

Write True or False against the statement: At the end of the nineteenth century, 80 per cent of the total workforce in Europe was employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.

Answer 1

At the end of the nineteenth century, 80 percent of the total workforce in Europe was employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.

Answer: False

• Less than 20 percent of the total workforce was employed in technologically advanced industrial sectors, even at the end of the nineteenth century.
• A large portion of the output was produced, outside, within domestic units and not within factories, although textiles were a dynamic sector.
• Technological changes happened at a slow pace, it was not rapid.
• Across the industrial landscape, the spread of technological changes was not dramatic.
• Industrialists and merchants were cautious about using new technology.
• New technologies were expensive.
• Their effectiveness was not as expected as claimed by its manufacturers and inventors.
• The repair of machines were costly and it often broke down.