First of all, Britain was the first to industrialize. Let that be known. But other than that, they industrialized because after the discovery of raw cotton in India, their output of cotton clothing did not match what the market wanted. So there was a race to see who could basically make cotton the fastest. Other than this, science of the enlightenment improved other aspects of city life and attracted more rural subjects to the cities.
I would say the 14th amendment because it gave equal rights and protections under the law.
The persecution of the Jews by Antiochus Epiphanes took place <span>in the Syrian period. </span>
Germany.....?
I will tell you a little bit about what happened. At the end of WWI Germany was made to take blame for WWI. Pay reparations. Have their military cut down and weapons were non existent. This is why WWII happened the Allies disabled them so much they got angry and so the rise of Hitler.