NATS 1760 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Quinine, Industrial Revolution
3 Dec 2018
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The 19th century was the age of european empire. The industrial revolution was key to securing hose empires. Tech: steam engine (trains and ships), the telegraph and. Colonialism isn"t just taking over places, you need resources and markets to thrive. Science provided techniques to turn resources to wealth to create wealth for nations that did not have colonial holdings. Science also was used to justify the continental rule. The french, spanish, and english and portuguese all have colonies and naval power leading into the 19th century. The british empire was one of the first empires with colonial holdings. Tech. was a big part of that dom. It became trendy to bring foreign things from around the world back to. One of the appeals was because it was a way to learn about other parts of the world. The knowledge gives them the knowledge to control the area. Knew that discovering natural was the way to use it to our advantage.
