Unit Eight: The Industrial Revolution
Readings:
Ch. 19: State Building & Society in Early Modern Europe (ONLY p. 495-503) - "Family Structures and the Family Economy" - "The Revolution in Agriculture" - "Eighteenth-Century Industrial Revolution: Event in World History" - "European Cities" Ch. 23: Political Consolidation in 19th Century Europe & North America - "The Great Reform Bill in Britain 1832" (ONLY p. 592) Ch. 24: Northern Transatlantic Economy and Society, 1815-1914 - Whole chapter except SKIP the following sections: - "Germany: Social Democrats and Revisionism (p. 625)" - "Russia: Industrial Development & Birth of Bolshevism (p. 626)" - "The Emergence of Modern European Thought (p. 635-638)" Unit Goals: |
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- To understand the conditions that existed in Great Britain that allowed for the beginning and development of the Industrial Revolution.
- To understand the social, political and economic changes that were necessitated by the Industrial Revolution.
- To understand the development of new political theories in response to the realities of the Industrial Revolution.
- To understand science, technology and cultural responses to the Industrial Revolution.
- To understand the social, political and economic changes that were necessitated by the Industrial Revolution.
- To understand the development of new political theories in response to the realities of the Industrial Revolution.
- To understand science, technology and cultural responses to the Industrial Revolution.
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PowerpointsThe Unit 8 Powerpoint can be viewed to the right, or downloaded below. Please remember that if you lose your note packet, you can print the "Notes Version" powerpoint below and select to print "Handouts (3 slides per page)".
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