Why was Britain the first nation to industrialize? Britain began to industrialize around the 1750’s and it continued to progress until the mid nineteenth century. There were many factors that triggered Britain to industrialize. For example‚ its vast population growth and gradual advancement in technology‚ nevertheless there were also pre-existent natural resources that appeared advantageous to Britain’s industrial expansion. Furthermore this essay will demonstrate some of the major
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beginning of history to the year of 1800‚ the work of man was done by hand tools. However‚ during the year of 1800 the shift from hand tools to power machinery occurred and was called the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution grew gradually out of the technical practices of earlier times. The first country to be affected by the Industrial Revolution was Great Britain. First‚ Great Britain practiced the policy of mercantilism. Great Britain expanded her Atlantic economy by mercantilism. The British
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Why was Britain the first industrialised economy? The industrial revolution began in 1750‚ Britain‚ and by 1850s became the Workshop of the world‚ and lead us into the 20th century. There are many factors that could explain why Britain was the first industrialised economy. They had prime access to natural resources‚ especially coal. Britain was in the midst of an Agricultural revolution‚ which led to a decline in work‚ and an increase in population. Factories began to produce things cheaper because
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02/04/13 MWH5 Why Britain Industrialized First The Industrial Revolution created the modern society. It created today’s modern economic system‚ and created the middle class. The Industrial Revolution made huge gap between industrialized and nonindustrialized country‚ but also tied them together. Industrial Revolution is the shift of manufacturing process which lead to change of power source from man to machines. It began in Britain in middle 1700s
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There was an industrial revolution in Britain because of many factors. An industrial revolution means the change of the whole industry in a country. This change affected all that was in the country and was mostly improvements that were made. Usually‚ production rate of many things increase due to maybe the demands of people are getting higher‚ or the population is increasing dramatically. The Industrial in Britain was caused by the increase of population‚ the increase of production (food/farming)
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Why the Industrial Revolution First Occurred in Britain In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ an average of 2‚000 people were taken as slaves annually from Africa to the Americas. In the 17th and 18th centuries‚ things changed dramatically. In the seventeenth century‚ that annual average rose to 20‚000 Africans taken to be slaves in the Americas. In the eighteenth century‚ this number even rose more drastically to 55‚000 annually. One year in the late 1800’s‚ the count topped 100‚000 slaves
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In the mid 1700’s there was an event that took place throughout Great Britain called the Industrial Revolution. The revolution had begun in Britain due to the development in technology and labor which also helped the economics and finances. First‚ the revolution caused a drastic movement in technology that resulted in new machine development. The machines took Britain further advancements; they began to have machines like that of the railroads‚ steamships and telegraphs. The railroads along
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Why was World War I a total war for Britain? Before we can discuss about the topic "Was the First World War a total war ’ for Britain?" First thing we have to define is‚" what is a total war?" According to‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war‚ a total war is " a 20th century term to describe a war in which countries or nations uses all of their resources to destroy another organized country ’s or nation ’s ability to engage in war" The treaty of London in 1839 was the key which led
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In this essay I will try to explain the reason for Britains victory in the battle of Britain. I will look at tactics‚ pilots‚ leadership‚ technology and weapons to help me explain this. The first and most important reason for the victory of the battle of britain was the technology used. Radar was a very important device only used by the british in the battle. Radar was used to detect enemy invation from up to 100 miles away. This enabled british fighter planes‚ the Hurricanes and the Spitfires
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HISTORY ASSESSMENT- WHY DID BRITAIN CHANGE THE WAY IT WAS RULED IN 1832? As the early 19th century progressed‚ Great Britain desperately needed a turning point as the gap between the rich and the poor advanced. At this time a lot of the middle or lower class members opinion did not seem to matter therefore were not taken into account. The rich seemed to have a firm hold on making decisions and rules that a lot of the time did not involve or affect their lives but as the decades went on‚ the poor
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