Great Britain's economy helped mark the beginning of the world's factory-based economy through "The use of waterpower and then the steam engine which allowed the mechanization of processes such as clothes making in Great Britain in the 18th century."
This is evident when in 1721 at the beginning of a period known as the industrial revolution period, when John Lombe built a water-powered silk mill at Derby, in England. By mid of 18th century, another integrated brass mill was operating at Warmley near Bristol in England. These major incidences and periods, among other British industrialists, led to a factory system where the production of goods such as clothes we're produced on a large scale through the help of machines.
Hence, in this case, the correct answer is option D. "The use of waterpower and then the steam engine which allowed the mechanization of processes such as clothes making in Great Britain in the 18th century."
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