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Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They　________　that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the　________　man. But they insisted that its　________　results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the　________　of the English population.　______　contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when England was still a　______　agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity. 　　This view,　______　, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists　________　history and economics, have　________　two things: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was　________　by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.

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It is the author’’s belief that
A． unemployment must lead to depression of national economy.
B．the unemployed are the victims of economical development.
C． unemployment should be kept under control by industrial forces.
D． the unemployed are denied responsibility for technological progress.
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