Internet Exercises       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.   Back to Exercise List     The Spread of Industrialization Tables Illustrating the Spread of Industrialization 1. Table 1. Which country led the world in manufacturing in 1870? What about 1913? Do you think there is a potential relationship between Britain’s decline in manufacturing and its level of economic and military power in Europe and the world? 2. Table 6. Which country had the early lead in railroad line length? Which two countries had the highest and second highest in 1900? What important aspect of geography means that the 1900 leader was likely not as industrially developed as some of the other countries on the list? 3. Table 7. Which countries had the most literate populations in 1850? Which had the least? Why is literacy an important aspect of industrial and economic growth? 4. How do these tables represent shifts in relative power in the international system?