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Course: World History Project - 1750 to the Present > Unit 3
Lesson 1: Unit 3 Overview | 3.0WATCH: Unit 3 Overview
In 1750, many people did things in ways that would have been recognizable to their ancestors. Most everything was made in the home, farm, or small artisanal shops, and mostly by hand. The Industrial Revolution began when people learned to harness new fossil fuels and machines to do work. It transformed the way we worked, the places we lived, our sense of families and identities, our relationships to our food and to each other, and much more. The results weren’t the same for everyone, but they helped to shape the modern world.
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- So in the beginning they wondered why they both could speak English in places that are far from the UK. My guess is that since England was the dominant naval force that is why.(6 votes)
- You're right. Britain, in part because of its huge naval power, amassed a huge empire with colonies in every corner of the globe. All of these colonies had to conduct business in English, and so people learned it. Years later, when we got to radio and the internet that further expedited communication, the US was becoming the world's premier superpower, and since it spoke English, the vast majority of the internet was in English, and now English is the most spoken language in the world.(6 votes)
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- did a lot of people die?(2 votes)
- Why have humans gotten stupider over the century's?(0 votes)
- People were always this stupid; it’s just that the internet allows them to share their stupidity more efficiently.(6 votes)