While Britain was striving for excellence other contries bagan to become influenced by it. Continental was one of thos countries that wanted to adapt to this new undustrialization. During the eighteenth century Europe was in an era of improvement in agriculture, increase in population, growing foreign trade, and a growing cottage industry. Continental Europe was was close behind Britain's clear superiority. A major factor that created a halt for economic development for Europe was the Napoleonic Wrs which created major political and social upheaval. Europe faced a few challenges as they entered this new era. One of the major challenges was that because Britain's nw technologies were so advanced and complicated, there wasn't many people outside of Europe that understood it. They also had a few advantages such as a rich tradition of putting-out enterprise. Europe's success of beginning this new industrialization took place despite the best efforts of the Brititsh to prevent it. Other continental governemnts began to want to join such as the Prussian Government. The Prussian Government gave an invaluable support for railroads. It assured that the state treasury would paid the railroads if companies in Prussia weren't able to.