Civil Wars and New Nations /
Guide Index
Industrial Revolution, Society, and
Responses
(How could the Industrial Revolution create a
national identity crisis among some groups of people?)
QCC objectives for the 5th and 9th grades |
Ideas |
(5.7) Explains the economic and social changes that came about in the late 19th century as a result of the growth and expansion of: -industry/business (small businesses
to monopolies) |
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(5.7) Explains the economic and social changes that came about in the late 19th century as a result of the growth and expansion of: -industry/business (small businesses
to monopolies) |
Students can compile statistics and create graphs to compare various countries. |
| Upper secondary grades (9-12.15) trace and examine the technological and industrial revolutions of the 19th century. | When reviewing fifth grade themes, student graphs can be refered to in data bases and expanded on at a higher level. |
(5.8) Describes how life was similar and different for various ethnic groups during the late 19th century - African Americans |
Comparisons with minority groups in other industrialized countries and foreigners working in colonies or protectorates of industrial countries can be made. What was the consensus on human rights during this era? |
| Upper secondary grades (S9-12.16) consider in more detail the intellectual currents behind the prejudice against different minority groups in this era. Social Darwinism stemming from Charles Darwin's thought, and the Labor movement stemming from Karl Marx's thought. | @ |
Advanced Research
Links to Primary Sources
(link outline format from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook35.html , will open in a separate window here)
The Second Industrial Revolution and Advanced Capitalism
Contradictions of the
Enlightenment:
Darwin, Freud, Einstein
Philosophical Reflections: The End of Reason?
Literature: Humanity's Heart of Darkness?
Visual Arts: What to Do After Photography?