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HIST215 Research Project
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The Battle of Minden
One of the proudest battle for the British army on August 1st, 1759 at the Battle of Minden, during the Seven Years' War. In the 18th century the military men were waged and employed by the state, and this day British infantry won a grory. -
Coalbrookdale by Night
It's a painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg, an English painter of French origin, who painted it on his travels around Britain. It symbolizes the birth of the Industrial Revolution in Ironbridge, England. -
Departure of the Conscripts
A paint by a French painter Louis Leopold Boilly in 1808. It depicts the departure of conscripts of 1807 during the French Revolutionary Wars. -
The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
It's a picture of the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in Britain, the world's first public train constructed. It represents the victorian era of Britain that marked a remarkable improvement in transportation. -
HMS Dreadnought
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The Krupp Gun Works during World War I
It's a picture of the Krupp family, a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty, producing guns in a factory during the WWI. By 1890s, there was a huge improvement in steel technology and mass production of armaments.
