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Why did the Anglo-Saxons lead the Industrial Revolution?

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DNA studies clearly show (POBI) that the British are not Anglo-Saxons and the English are at best only 10%-40% Anglo-Saxon (there's a case for both figures and the studies continue). read more

OK. DNA studies clearly show (POBI) that the British are not Anglo-Saxons and the English are at best only 10%-40% Anglo-Saxon (there’s a case for both figures and the studies continue). Any country in Europe could have led the Industrial Revolution. You simply need access to resources (coal and Iron) and people. read more

Britain was able to lead the Industrial Revolution as it was politically and economically stable, it had a steady supply of coal for machinery and steam power and it was a leading colonial power with access to raw materials. read more

Slavery in Africa had gone on for many millennia before the industrial revolution, it was a worldwide behavior with captured or vulnerable people rather than restricted to Africa alone. read more

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