MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · 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
- The first larger industries started in the mid-1800s: sawmills and the steel industry. Sverige i fokus s. 32
- Many people moved to the towns and started working in factories. Sverige i fokus s. 32
- As society industrialised, more and more people demanded that the political system also change. Sverige i fokus s. 33
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
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.
