Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? Before the 18th century‚ most people lived off of the land‚ as they had done so for many generations. But in the next 150 years‚ there was an explosion of new ideas and technological inventions that changed the way we work‚ live and play.1 This period of time was known as the Industrial Revolution‚ and it began in Britain. There are many reasons as to why this is so. Coal in Britain was plentiful‚ and had many applications‚ which was integral to
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Due to the actions of Britain aiding Gaul in the fight between Gaul and Rome‚ Julius Caesar felt that he needed to avenge Britain. He eventually conquered Gaul‚ however‚ he felt that he should also conquer Britain for many reasons including land‚ agriculture‚ and metals. So‚ in 55 B.C. Caesar began his expedition to Britain. He gathered two legions for the first attempt and then realized that the Britons were not going to give up easily‚ therefore he went back for a second time with a stronger army
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Why did democracy develop in Britain after 1850? Introduction Between 1850 and 1928‚ through the introduction of a series of acts of parliament‚ Britain became a democratic country. All the features that would be expected in a democracy were put in place. For example‚ the franchise was made universal‚ the constituencies were more or less shared equally across the country‚ voting was protected and the opportunities for corruption were considerably reduced. Whilst appreciating the effectiveness
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1812. Some claim Britain won‚ America lost and vice versa. In the Treaty of Ghent‚ ante bellum or the return to status quo meant Britain had won‚ but ultimately America was successful and gained long lasting benefits. Knowing the causes of the war and the events that went on can help give a clearer view on how America was the ultimate victor. A great deal of pressing‚ or impressment‚ went on between the British and American Navy throughout the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Britain endured constant
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Why did the British Establish a Settlement in NSW in 1788? Shaveen Kariyawasam 9V Britain’s growing crime rate was a great cause of concern for British authorities in the late 18th Century. As there was nowhere else to export convicts‚ a new penal settlement had to be established‚ and in 1787‚ after learning about the potential trade value and natural resources of the ‘great southern land’‚ the government sent the First Fleet over to New South Wales with over 1400 people. First of all‚ as Britain
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Britain between the wars In 1929‚ the Wall Street Crash plunged the USA into economic depression. The Americans stopped imports of goods. This created a depression across the rest of the world. Unemployment in Britain‚ especially in industries like coal‚ iron‚ steel‚ shipbuilding. These industries had not modernized after the war and had been badly affected by competition from other countries. It left a terrible effect on the British economy. When the war ended‚ they found that other countries had
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The world changed to a great extent during the period of time from the 1750’s to the 1900’s. These changes were due to the Scientific Revolution‚ Industrial Revolution and the movement of peoples. During this time frame changes occurred not only in the way people viewed the world but also how they travelled‚ their working and living conditions‚ it allowed them to make new discoveries and opened up many new doors. The Scientific Revolution led to fundamental changes to scientific ideas in mathematics
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Britain had set a precedent for other counties to declare war on Germany(A timeline of World War II ). Although Britain had entered World War II preemptively‚ they were not well enough prepared for a war of the scale as World War II. This had caused Winston Churchill to personally ask America for help in his speech of “Give Us Tools” He says “in order to win Hitler must destroy Great Britain‚...” “...We shall not falter or fail... Give us the
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In fact‚ Marx‚ Lenin‚ terrorists and others were bothering not the Great Britain but its enemies or friends‚ and that’s quite another matter. After all‚ no one even stumbled upon the idea to grant political asylum for the enemies of the throne and of the establishment or for the fighters for the independence of the British colonies (the becoming of many future undertakers of the British Empire took place in British colleges and universities‚ but at those times they had not fledged yet and had not
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THESE REASONS ARE CULTURALLY BIASED. Between 1820 and 1840‚ the American population increased about 7 milion from 10 million to 17 million. As the American industry had developed‚ the quality of American’s life had also improved consequently: Epidemics declined in both frequency and intensity‚ which was a result of improvements in public health. The improvements in public health resulted in the low death rate and high birth rate of the American population‚ since women were able to be treated with
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