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What Was Special About The 1880S

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sigma | 08:17 Sat 02nd Aug 2014 | History
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When ever I watch documentaries about the C19th most events seem to occur in the 1880s. What was special about this decade.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880s

It was the start of the Second Industrial Revolution, colonisation was rife, lots of wars and some of the literature published back then is some of the best ever written
08:20 Sat 02nd Aug 2014
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it's also the case that a lot more illustrative material was being produced then, and documentaries on film or TV need such material. The 1870 education act greatly increased public literacy, and more books and newspapers were produced to meet demand. Photography became more widespread too. So documentaries on that period have more to work with.
12:54 Sun 03rd Aug 2014

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