New farming techniques on the eve of the Industrial Revolution helped industry and farming in Europe. Crop husbandry helped as well.
The Ruhr is Europe's greatest industrial comples
Where were most of Europe's colonies by the end of the nineteenth century?
The early colonies in the Western Hemisphere depended on Europe for finished products. The Europeans benefited from the raw materials furnished by the colonies.
The middle Colonies were known as the "Breadbasket Colonies" because of their large exports of grains to other colonies and Europe.
they live in Europe
Because Colonies had everything but Europe didn't have nothing.
If Europe has African colonies, they are obviously going to want military there for many reasons.
There was no middle class in Europe in the middle ages. People were either very rich or very poor. Towards the late middle ages a merchant class did develop, but this couldn't be called "middle class". The concept of a middle class is a modern idea and actually began to develop after the industrial revolution.
bananas and rice
Ruhr Valley
Germany