250 Years

This documentary shows that although on the 16th century there was no prove that Europe will have an industrial revolution. The Ottoman Empire had control over all the trading route, as a result they were the middle man. The British tries to find a new route through America. Though Hudson failed to do so, The Dutches arrived to Manhattan. The Dutches invented banking system and invested on Tulip flower which made them fall , as it was mere a flower. Though Muslim Empire/the Ottoman empire had wealth, still it was behind in a lot of ways than Europe. Europe adapted the banking and investing idea from the Dutches. They started to make products that were cheap and affordable. They flourished. They used scientific ways for their navigation.

There were no industry in the Ottoman Empire, they liked to trade, however it is not possible to be industrialized when there isn’t any production. The British were manufacturing in ships, which was faster. But it became complicated, as the ship has to adjust to any weather condition. Longitude became a problem. John Harrison made a Chronometer, which would keep time in any weather condition, however he only made four. And it was hard to understand Harrison’s meter. John Arnold managed to rebuild Harrison’s model eventually, which solved the obstacle of  navigation for the British.

The Day The World Took Off

“250 Years” documentary was very interesting.  We were able to learn exactly how industrial revolution got started in Britain. I thought it was interesting how the only reason Holland was not the leading industrial manufacture was because of it’s size. Holland really had its ups and downs, the popularity of tulips rose tremendously but as soon as it had reached peak its quality had feel down just as fast.

Explorers went from king to kind trying to find funding for their exploration projects. That is definitely something we see in modern America today. If someone can’t give you something, continue to seek it elsewhere. Many of the explorers had come so close to America without even realizing it. I never though about how sails can greatly affect how a ship manuvers. When the different types of sails were demonstrated I thought it was cool who square and triangle sails can make a major difference.

But the most interesting thing had to be the growth of Britain. No one would have thought that it would be a leader in manufacturing but this just goes to show that one should not disregard the underdog.

The Day the World Took Off

This documentary provided an interesting account of 1600-1850. Initially, the Dutch seemed to have everything figured out. They had exploration, efficiency, trade, and, most importantly, a system of banking and credit. Watching the story about how the tulip appeared to be their greatest assets, turned out to be the greatest downfall. Once people realized that their economy had blossomed from a mere flower bulb, their financial status crumbled into a ruin from which they would not be able to stand up to the power of prospering Britain. Ironically, Britain, as well as other countries, took the idea of the Dutch with banking, credit and investment, to become even more powerful. Taking steam from their investments, they were able to continue searching for a North West route around the Ottoman Empire. Although they never found one, they did find America, and they did realize the importance of longitude. Parliament actually set a reward for the person that could make an accurate chronometer. Harrison won the reward, however Arnold was able to take the idea and make a more efficient version, providing yet another reason for industrialism, mass production of goods. Finally, they realized the importance of staking out raw materials and trading with as many people as possible. In contrast to the Ottomans, they even had superior ship with square sails, facilitating change in direction, ergo making exploration and trade that much easier.

Industry and Science: Day World Took Off-SoniaS

Part III (250 Years) of the film The Day the World Took Off, shows the development of the import export age. It goes back 250 years ago and talks about how such a small country came to take over trade. It stated that at the end of the 16th century one wouldn’t have guessed that Britain was going to become the king of global trade and that Holland would have been looked at as a much better contender. But with the Ottoman Empires wealth and sophistication in addition to all the goods they had to offer which is what put them at a place as the core of trade, they were looked at as much more promising candidates than either Holland or Britain at this time. The film also talked a lot about the Dutch, and their wise habits with money and spending,where instead of spending money, as an alternative they reinvested it, and in addition they later created a banking system, which later other civilizations had also made use for as well as made modifications to it. On the whole, although the film wasn’t as engaging as I expected, this film was still instructive as it made quite a few points I wasn’t familiar with prior to watching.

The Day the world took off

The movie, “The Day the world took off”, gives a great description of the reasons of why industrial revolution took place in Britain, and why Ottoman Empire was failed in adopting the industrial revolution.  It also tells the viewers that what characteristics are necessary in order for a nation to be completely industrialized and successful in trade. Some of the main characteristics are technological advances, weather conditions, the land, water, and the availability of other many important natural resources. The main reason of Ottoman Empire’s failure was that it didn’t have the sufficient resources and on the other hand, Britain was very rich in all of the resources. Britain was the king of all the trade. So, they did make it to the Industrial revolution much earlier than any other country.

Industry and Science – The Day the World Took Off :: Traian Dragomir

This video was more informative than fun to watch. A bunch of people sat at a table and talked about the tulips Holland people invested in which sooner or later turned out to be a disappointment or a success. However, to get to that point, Holland had to send out some guy named Hudson to find a way to the Indies so that they didn’t have to go through the almighty Ottoman Empire. He didn’t do much good because on his second trip he decided that his crew’s lives were less valuable then the expedition so they dumped him and his son on an iceberg to see how he feels about that. They forgot about him and he died. Back at home, however, Holland was developing quickly and soon developed a banking system through which people could take risks investing in… flowers. Some of the times that paid off and people acquired large sums of money which they invested again in new expeditions and developing the country’s economy further. That was a very smart thing to do. Nevertheless, that didn’t last for long and somehow Holland’s national flower was also the one to bring it down from the industrial Billboard.

New at the top was Britain which was mass-producing  goods. Even though the goods were not top-noch quality, they were made quickly and many. They set sail and conquered the main market points: America, Jamaica, India, Australia, and some territories in Africa. This brought the monarch a copious amount of money and Britain was becoming the most industrially developed country.

The Day the World Took Off

The movie The Day the World Took Off anlyazed the reason why the industrial revolution happened in  Great Britain. They show many senarios, one show that it could have happen in holland but that invest to much time thing that didn’t matter such as roses. Another Senario is that it should of have happen in the ottaman empire. It didn’t happen in the Ottaman Empire because they were make expensive goods instead on making large quanities. Another reason is because there religondoes not let you ask question or think of high ideas. Great Britan had the religion to make them wonder more about live. They where focusing on build large quanites. The key reason is to find a path to asia to cut out the ottaman empire and plus they are on a island

The Day the world took Off.

The movie “The Day the World Took Off” analyzed many different scenarios and reasoning for why the industrial revolution occurred in Britain instead of other nations such as Holland, or the Ottaman Empire.  According to the film, there are many factors that need to be in place for a nation to industrialize.  Some of these include a somewhat free and open political system that supports new ideas and scientific innovation.  Also, factors such as a growing population, agricultural surplus, coal, and the theory of investment banking are necessary to spark an Industrial revolution.  The Ottaman Empire was unable to create an industrial revolution because of its oppressive political regime, and its location in the world.  The arid climate of the middle-east made it difficult for an agricultural surplus to fund scientific innovation.  Also, with European technological advances in ship building, their location as middle-men between China/India and Europe was cut out when Europeans found an alternate route to the East.  Holland was another likely country to spark an industrial revolution but they fell short in several places.  Holland was the most powerful merchant fleet for a long time and established many of the trade routes that were eventually taken over by other European powers.  Holland also had investment banking to help fund trade expeditions and establish colonies and trading posts.  Holland did not have a growing population, and eventually it ran out of steam due to prolonged wars and loss of life at sea.  Coal was also not found in Holland which has been speculated as necessary for the development of steam power.A financial depression from tulips also helped to weaken Holland economically which setback its empire building and stalled its advances towards Industrial revolution.  In the end, England was able to take over many of the trade routes from the Dutch.  England also supported the idea of investment banking and was able to fund large colonies, trading posts, a merchant fleet as well as a military armada to control its territories.  England had a growing population and access to coal which helped in the manufacturing of goods.  In the end, conditions in England were better than any other culture or empire before it and was able to spark an Industrial Revolution which spread throughout its colonies and around the world.

EUROPE, AMERICA AND ISLAM, 1600-1850

This clip, Europe, America and Islam explained how the Europeans were able to develop the most during the industrial relation because they cut cost and produced goods at the lowest price. The explorers of the European nations in terms “shopped around” for funds, this is what was different about the European state system. None of the Europeans could afford to fall behind in the competition of eploration because they would fall vulnerable and fall off the political map. The thing I found most interesting about this clip was that the European state system paved the way for the industrial revolution in Europe, and allowed Europe to get far ahead in the realm of exploration, global trade and the exchange of knowledge.

The Day the World Took Off: Part III

Part III of the film The Day the World Took Off, goes back 250 years ago, talks about how such a small country came to take over all trade. It explains how at the end of the 16th century it was thought that Britain would be the “king of global trade.” It went on to explain how Holland would have been a much better contender in the race to be the “king of global trade.” Then it went on to show how the Ottoman Empires wealth and sophistication in addition to all the goods they had to offer put them at the core of trade, they where the best contender to be the “king of trade” even more then Holland or Britain at this time.