Glossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history
industrialisering
Swedish word. In English: industrialisation
When a country moves from farming to factories and industry, and many people move from the countryside to the towns.
Facts about the word
- Sweden industrialised late, at the end of the 19th century, based on forests, iron and hydropower.
- During the same period more than a million Swedes emigrated, most of them to North America.
- Industrialisation led to trade unions, popular movements and demands for the right to vote.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Industrialisation is the shift from farming to industry, not the other way round, and not a holiday.
The word belongs to Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.