Britain


 * Britain 1850-1914**

Railways
Victorian Railway. N.d. //Victorian Web//. Web. 29 Aug. 2011. .
 * half the price of coach travelling (wooden carriages with wheels pulled by horses)
 * mostly used in freight trains until 1925- (started carrying passengers)
 * underground railways for passengers- first onenear Paddington and Farringdon on Jan.10, 1863
 * steam-hauled

Who benefits and how?
 * Allow people to travel longer distances faster
 * Increased popularity of excursions/vacations
 * The Army could be transported quicker
 * Helped Britain infiltrate/dominate Africa while staying in contact with Britain
 * coastal fishing villages grew in popularity because it was easier to access

Negative outcomes
 * Too expensive for lower class workers
 * Dangerous relation to minorities from machine failure, crimes on board

The Bicycle

 * another form of transportation that is a lower price
 * light frame made of tubes, wired spoke wheels low friction,
 * basically a self-powered wagon, inspired by wooden wagons pulled by horse

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//The evolution of the bicycle, 19th century, (c1920).// N.d. //Heritage-Images//. Imagestate Media Partners, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2011. .

Who benefits and how?
 * Created cheaper form of transportation
 * This new form of transport broke the restriction of the women's clothing choice
 * Bicycles led to better roads and buildings which affected Victorian town
 * easier to maneuver in any area

Negative outcomes
 * Unideal transport in some ares i.e. heavy traffic

Machine Gun

 * Automatic firing in rapid succession
 * Example below is called a gatling gun invented in 1861 and started mass production in 1962
 * Example below is called a gatling gun invented in 1861 and started mass production in 1962

//Richard Gatling Biography//. Biography Base, n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2011.

Gatling Gun. N.d. //Blog.Saschina//. N.p., 11 Mar. 2011. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. .

Who benefits and how?
 * Better weapons for the army
 * Contributed to Britains domination of Africa
 * More powerful then any native weapon

Negative outcomes
 * Increased death toll in war
 * Warfare is more dangerous
 * Rules in war disappear because tradition ways don't work anymore i.e. stand in line and shoot is not possible anymore because of machine gun

Steam Press

 * In 1811 the invention of steam power used for printing news papers


 * eventually into printing press, fast reproductions of newspapers

Steam Press. N.d. //History of Journalism//. Wordpress MU, Oct. 2009. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. .

Who benefits this and how?
 * Increased consumption of pulp fiction
 * Made Cheaper newspapers
 * Knowledge spreads quickly

Negative outcomes


 * Unnecessary gossip could spread rapidly

X-rays


//Whilhelm Rontgen's discovery of x-rays in 1895 brought a new dimension to// //photography.//. N.d. //BBC News//. BBC, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2011. .

- a device used to let one see the interior of one's body
 * What is it?**


 * Antiseptics**

//Replica of a donkey engine used by Joseph Lister, c. 1927//. N.d. //Science Museum//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2011. .

- Prevents disease from growth/ spread
 * What is it?**


 * Anesthetics**

Anesthetic Used for the First Time. N.d. //The Victorian.Blogspot//. Blogger, n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. .


 * What is it?**
 * Enabled one to undergo surgery without pain (old methods were to dull with alcohol or opium)

**Anesthetics, Antiseptics, and X-rays**
Who benefits this and how?
 * Safer surgery
 * Enabled more complicated procedures
 * Cures and prevention of various diseases that were found

Negative outcomes
 * Large consumption could result in extreme numbness (unhealthy)
 * Surgery and medicine will be more expensive

Establishment of a government
Who this benefits and how?
 * The people of Britain get a vote therefore a choice (only men at work)
 * The country is more organized and could grow bigger and stronger at a pace it could not achieve before

Negative outcomes

Irish terrorist attaches

 * In 1801 Ireland and Britain united in government but in 1886 Irish people kept being evicted
 * This outraged the people of ireland, which lead to terrorist attaches
 * In 1891 the Irish tried to introduce a home rule bill that could have reformed the country but the bill did not win the majority of the vote, keeping the irish people evicted

Who this benefits and how?
 * Increase Britain's defensive power against terrorists
 * gives Britain awareness that Ireland wants to be independent

Negative outcomes
 * A lot of people died because Irish people were being evicted

Britain was dominated by two political parties
Leader of the Liberal Party //Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, Viscount Hughenden of Hughenden//. Photograph. //Encyclopedia Britannica Online//. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. <[] >. Leader of the conservative party //Gladstone, William//. Photograph. //Encyclopedia Britannica Online//. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. <[] >.
 * They tried to improve/ change the voting process
 * Split into two parties based on what they think would improve britain
 * the two parties were the liberal and conservative
 * Liberal party= freedom of voting
 * Conservative party= private property, importance in military and economy

Who this benefits and how?
 * Liberal party promotes more citizens say in political matters i.e. voting
 * Giving respect

Negative outcomes

Imperialism, Britain trying to take over the world

 * Britain tried to gain power of other overseas colonies

Who this benefits and how?
 * Britain's empire was growing and becoming more powerful with oversea colonies allowing Britain to claim more territory
 * Encourages development of warfare, communication or medical technology

Negative outcomes
 * Other countries will be losing there land
 * many people died



Possible resources to use for research:

Question 1: Victorian Technology British inventions Advancements in weaponry The Great War timeline

Question 2: Victorian history - many pages and links Leisure time Social changes The British Empire

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