It was the Mayans who built an ancient civilization, in what is now Mexico and Central America. They had an incredibly advanced civilization but were overcome by European settlers.
My belief may be different from yours...
I am a Christian, for me, when I pass if I really truly believe that Jesus died for me on the cross I will go to heaven. I believe in God the Father, Jesus the sun, and the holy spirit. This might not be your perception of God or heaven, but it is to me.
In order to determine the answer for this, we much look at the 4 factors of production: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. When it comes to industrialization, those nations that had these four capitals could easily follow suit. These were mostly those countries that were following the capitalist path. Taking America for example, the North was heavily industrialized due to it having plenty land for industries, labor readily available, capital in terms of investments, and people willing to start industries and businesses. Being a capitalist country, the government encouraged new businesses.
Union strikes help management reevaluate salary rates and with negotiation and compromise, both management and employees can agree on a suitable and fair wage rates
