问答题
During the 20th century Europe has experienced periods of considerable economic growth and prosperity, and industrial development has proliferated much more widely throughout the continent: but continued economic development in Europe has been handicapped to a large degree by its multi- national character--which has spawned economic rivalries among states and two devastating World wars--as well as by the exhaustion of many of its resources and by increased economic, competition from overseas. Governmental protectionism, which has tended to restrict the potential market for a product to a single country, has deprived many industrial concerns of the efficiencies of large-scale production serving a mass market ( such as is found in the United States). In addition, enterprise efficiency has suffered from government support and from a lack of competition within a national market area. Within individual countries there have been growing tensions between regions that have prospered and those that have not. This core-periphery problem has been particularly acute in situations where the contrasting regions are inhabited by different ethnic groups.
【正确答案】Europe was the first of the major regions to develop a modern economy. Its success attributed to the continent' s rich endowment of economic resources, the innovations, and the educated labor force. Europe's economic modernization began with an outstanding improvement in agriculture out- put, especially in England. The development of agriculture stimulated the development of industrial revolution in the 18thcentury, which consequently causing great changes in every aspect of society. Later industrialization widely spread but still not covered the entire continent; the European governments realized the importance of factory production and then took measure to promote its development. In the 20th century Europe economy grew considerately, industrial development proliferated more widely throughout the continent. But the continued economic development met different obstacles