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Last update - 09 mars 2017

Unit 1 - How revolutionary was the Industrial Revolution?

Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Britain?

For an introduction to the Industrial Revolution
Game: who want to be a cotton millionaire. Open Door website on the industrial revolution.

	A series of lectures and very useful summary diagrams about the Industrial Revolution from the Flow of History website.

The British National Archive contains a number of relevant sites worth exploring on the Industrial Revolution.

Open University website what did the Industrial Revolution do for us?
BBC Bitesize website Industrial Revolution exam preparation and quizzes.
Eric Evans on why Britain became the world superpower in the 19th Century.
Pat Hudson on why Britain was first.

Why did Europe colonize China and not the other way around? Interesting extract and fuller version from Jared Steel's bestselling Guns, Germs and Steel.

Video of the PBS adaptation of Jared Diamond's best selling history 'Guns, Germs and Steel', examines imperialism in Africa. For more see the PBS site.

Unit 9 - Why do nations build empires and form supra-national alliances and organizations?