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The content of the British Rise handwritten newspaper

The content of the handwritten newspaper on the rise of Britain is as follows:

From the perspective of the historical development of Britain, the reasons why it became an "empire on which the sun never sets" can be roughly divided into internal reasons and external reasons. Two parts:

Part of the internal reasons:

1. Completed basic primitive accumulation: the enclosure movement was one of the important means of primitive accumulation of capital in Britain, followed by overseas plunder and trade. Important ways of primitive accumulation, as well as colonial wars, are all the reasons for its completion.

2. System reform: the victory of the bourgeois revolution, the establishment of the capitalist system, and the development of the capitalist economy.

Actively developing foreign trade has turned London and Liverpool into prosperous port cities.

3. Promotion of the Industrial Revolution: Britain was the first industrialized country in the world and was the first to complete many scientific discoveries and inventions, such as the steam engine.

4. Emphasis on education: For more than two hundred years, various schools and colleges and universities in the UK have developed along with the country's world-famous technological, industrial and financial revolutions.

However, its world-class education has a much longer history, dating back to the 12th century when the universities of Oxford (1185) and Cambridge (1209) were founded.

Some external reasons:

1. Possessing strong sea control: In 1588, Britain defeated the Spanish Armada and took the first step in seizing world maritime hegemony.

Afterwards, it took advantage of its advantageous geographical location and powerful navy to control maritime transportation and trade.

2. Continuous expansion of colonies: British colonies expanded violently in the 19th century.

With the annexation of Ireland in 1801, Britain's official name became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and its aggression in Asia continued to expand.

Extended information:

The British mainland is located in the British Isles northwest of the European continent, surrounded by the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

The territory ruled by Britain from the 18th century to the early 20th century spanned seven continents around the world. It was the most powerful country and the largest colonial empire in the world at that time. Its colonial area was equal to 111 times that of the mainland. ? Known as Japan Do not fall into the empire.

Britain achieved victory in both world wars, but its national power was severely damaged and the British Empire disintegrated in the second half of the 20th century.