Question

The growth of cities in the nineteenth century was most closely linked with; A. The increased power of States. B. The increased size of States. C. The increased importance of industrialization. D. The decreased output of agriculture in rural areas. E. The increased amount of social services available in cities.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The increased importance of industrialization.

Explanation:

The rapid development of cities was due to the growth of industrialization. Industrialization was increasingly demanding labor, so people moved from the countryside to the city in search of better living conditions and income. Particularly in the US, nineteenth-century industrial development ,and consequent urbanization ,were very much driven by the development of railways, which gave industry conditions to lower production and transportation costs in order to develop more rapidly.