Assessment #1 by Elizabeth Davis-Lacey

1816-Macadam Roads

2134382_1 — 2025-01-15 18:20:31 UTC

The Macadam Roads impacted how goods were transported. With these roads you can transport goods in any weather faster than you could with dirt roads, impacting industrialization.

1839-1860- Opium wars

2134382_1 — 2025-01-17 18:29:03 UTC

Britain tries to industrialize China and they refuse, causing Britain to import drugs into China so, China goes to war with Britain and they lose very badly giving them consequences.

1819- Interview with Dr.Ward

2134382_1 — 2025-01-22 18:29:46 UTC

In 1819 there was an interview with Dr.Ward, a doctor who treated multiple children who worked in factories, and interviewers got a look into how cruel and unsafe the factories are.

1885-1914-The scramble for Africa

2134382_1 — 2025-01-31 16:40:32 UTC

The discovery of diamonds and gold in africa increased european interest in colonising africa causing many wars between european countries over who will get the biggest piece of africa. 14 countries met at the Berlin conference to decide division of africa, leaving every african ruler out of it.

1838-Queen Victoria

2134382_1 — 2025-01-31 17:17:05 UTC

Crowned in 1838 Queen Victoria brought England to its golden age, made it the most powerful nation and controled a quarter of the earth's surface. She ruled for 63 years and was a big supporter of industrialization, she changed England and industrialization for the better.

1874-Colonisation of Ghana

2134382_1 — 2025-01-31 17:26:08 UTC

In 1874, Ghana was colonized, this made a huge impact on the people of Ghana like: new taxes, new transportation, and a lot of cruelty toward them by the british. The people of Ghana fought back by taking goods they dropped in the ocean while working and refusing to use the trains the british brought in.