Queen Elizabeth's Reign Changed the World

Queen Elizabeth II was crowned the Queen of England in 1953 upon the death of her father, King George VI.

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The world was a very different place than it is today when Queen Elizabeth took the throne.

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The British Empire still had colonies around the world, and the World Wide Web would not be invented until decades later.

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How is the world now than it was when her reign began?

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Decolonization Sweeps the Globe During Queen Elizabeth's Reign

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So vast was the British Empire at its height in the 19th century that it was famously said that the "sun never set on the British Empire."

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But beginning in 1947—with the independence of the former colony of India—and accelerating throughout the 1950s and '60s, the British Empire slowly crumbled under a wave of decolonization.

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Television Takes Over

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Around the world, television captured the hearts and minds of people looking for entertainment and news alike.

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Whereas previously many people received their news from radio and newspapers, television became increasingly dominant in the 1950s.

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