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TEACHER MATERIALST-2UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYPrompt: Develop an argument that analyzes the most significant impacts of industrialization on society in the long nineteenth century (c. 1750 to 1914 CE).Score: 4Industrialization was one of the most important developments of the nineteenth century and, as such, made a significant impact on all aspects of human existence. There were many impacts of the Industrial Revolution on society during the long nineteenth century, but the most significant impacts were the change in quality of life and ideology for working class people and the acquisition of colonies by Western powers in search of commercial success. The rise of capitalism led to very little government involvement in economic practices, which extended to the treatment of working class people. As the government took a step back from regulating economic practices, they also took a laissez-faire approach to how people like factory workers should be treated. Thus, increased industrial capitalism led to many abuses toward these workers that further created revolutionary sentiments from the working classes. Western imperialism created a scramble for colonial expansion. These colonies provided raw materials and a larger market for European goods, which accelerated the mass production of goods. Industrialization and the profit that came from it led to working class people being mistreated, as industrial capitalists searched for more ways to make money. This mistreatment in turn led to potentially revolutionary sentiments among the working class.In a book by Sir Shuttleworth, a physician and health reformer, he details the plight of the working class in England, that they have to endure the “prolonged labor of an animal” (Doc 1). This account displays that workers were treated no better than animals and had to work for such long hours that they had no time for anything else, such as spending time with their family.Workers were also paid such low wages that even when they spent their entire life working, they were not able to earn enough money for anything beyond surviving or scraping by. Journalist James St. John provided an account of Egypt’s transition into industrializing its economy, stating the workers “arrive at the factories in good health, the unhealthy nature of their employment, ... render[s] them diseased and despicable” (Doc 2). Workers were often treated as dispensable to their employers, if one died or was severely injured, they could quickly and easily be replaced. This idea often led to workers being forced into dangerous conditions and constant back-breaking labor before they became too ill or weak to work, then they would be replaced. In a manifesto written by the Paris Commune they incite workers to Key:Claim & FocusAnalysis & EvidenceOrganizationLanguage & StyleLanguage & Style
TEACHER MATERIALST-3UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITY“Fight and suffer for justice, for all who are oppressed!” (Doc 3). Working class people were oppressed by the system of industrialization, which sought to keep them in their factories, working day in and day out, never allowing them to make enough money to rise up from their station. Because of this, the working class was a breeding ground for revolutionary ideology.If the system would not allow them to better their lives, then they would change the system to make it better for them. On a poster from Chicago in 1886 the urban working class protested the “...atrocious act of the police, the shooting of our fellow workmen” (Doc 4). The working class was not only oppressed by the system of industrialization but also by other people, such as the upper classes and people in positions of power over them, such as police officers. Due to their shared mistreatment, the working class often looked out for their own and protested when one of them was unjustly killed or harmed.This sense of shared community spurred on political dissidence. Workers in colonies controlled by European powers also were mistreated for the spoils of goods and money. However, workers in colonies were often not allowed to congregate to form groups or protest ill treatment.Western powers acquired colonies in order to have cheap access to raw materials and labor, but they severely abused their colonies’ resources and people in search of commercial supremacy.European nations often acquired colonies for a large sum of money, but they were “confident that in the future these [colonies] will repay the outlay” (Doc 5). This “repayment” usually occurred due to the mistreatment of the indigenous people of the colony through forcing them into hard labor for little to no pay. Countries such as Belgium did this in order to have cheap access to rubber and other raw materials from the Congo, but this came at great expense to the indigenous people’s population and quality of life. In a speech from American senator Albert Beveridge, he declares that America “shall...occupy new markets for what our farmers raise, our factories make” (Doc 6). Western countries used colonies in order to pump in products they manufactured and create new markets for them in another country. In exchange, they took the natural resources from that country and often made the indigenous people cultivate and produce these resources for them. In Chile, Elías Lafertte, a Chilean labor movement leader detailed his work in the nitrate industry, stating that he “worked twelve hours a day, in the full sun” (Doc 7). Workers in colonies, especially ones who worked in a major industry of their country, were forced to work long hours in difficult conditions. They were oftentimes not paid a livable wage in order to maximize profits, similar to those in countries such as England at the time.Overall,the working class was oppressed in both the colonies and the mother countries due to the expansion of industrialization in the long nineteenth century. Even today in many nations around the world, workers such as factory workers or service and retail workers are forced to work long hours for meager pay and with scant breaks. The impacts of industrialization on working conditions have continued to reverberate through to today.
TEACHER MATERIALST-4UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYPrompt: Develop an argument that analyzes the most significant impacts of industrialization on society in the long nineteenth century (c. 1750 to 1914 CE).Score: 3The impacts of the industrial revolution were the change in quality of life and political values for working class people and the acquisition of colonies by other countries in search of trade and a market for their goods.As the government took a step back from limiting a free market they also ignored how workers should be treated. There was a demand for colonial expansion. These colonies provided raw materials and a larger market for Western goods which pushed on industry. In a book by a health reformer, he details the plight of the working class in England stating that they had to do the “prolonged labor of an animal” (Doc 1). Workers were treated no better than animals. They were also paid very low wages, not allowing them to do anything more than survive on their meager living. In an account of Egypt’s factories, workers “arrive at the factories in good health, the unhealthy nature of their employment, ... render[s] them diseased and despicable” (Doc 2). Workers were considered dispensable to their employers. If one person was overworked or injured, they could be replaced. The leaders of the Paris Commune wrote “Fight and suffer for justice, for all who are oppressed!” (Doc 3). Working class people were not allowed to rise up from their station. Workers often believed in revolutionary ideology.On a poster, the urban working class of Chicago protested the “...atrocious act of the police, the shooting of our fellow workmen” (Doc 4). The working class was oppressed by other people as well as the system they lived in. Due to their shared mistreatment, the working class often looked out for their own. This sense of shared community spurred on political dissidence.European nations often acquired colonies wanted a return on their investment and they were “confident that in the future these [colonies] will repay the outlay” (Doc 5). They usually received this investment through forced labor. A Chilean labor movement said that he “worked twelve hours a day, in the full sun” (Doc 7). Workers in colonies were forced to work long hours in difficult conditions, day in and day out. Similar to the workers in England, the workers in colonies had little to no time for other activities, rest, or family. They were oftentimes also not paid a livable wage in order to maximize profits for an employer or the mother country.Key:Claim & FocusAnalysis & EvidenceOrganizationLanguage & StyleLanguage & Style
TEACHER MATERIALST-5UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYOverall, the working class was oppressed in both the colonies and the mother countries due to industrialization in the long nineteenth century.The impacts of industrialization on working conditions have continued to reverberate through to today through similarly long hours and weeks of 80 or more hours of work. Also through the low minimum wages in many places as they are frequently unlivable wages to survive off.
TEACHER MATERIALST-6UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYPrompt: Develop an argument that analyzes the most significant impacts of industrialization on society in the long nineteenth century (c. 1750 to 1914 CE).Score:2The impacts of the industrial revolution were the change in life for working class people and the acquisition of colonies by other countries in search of money. Workers were treated no better than animals. They were also paid very low wages, not allowing them to do anything more than survive on their meager living. Workers had to do the “prolonged labor of an animal” (Doc 1). Workers in Egypt “arrive at the factories in good health, the unhealthy nature of their employment, ... render[s] them diseased and despicable” (Doc 2). Workers were dispensable back then. Could easily be replaced. The Paris Commune wrote “Fight and suffer for justice, for all who are oppressed!” (Doc 3). Working class people were not allowed to rise up from their station. Workers had revolutions. Some protested the “...atrocious act of the police, the shooting of our fellow workmen” (Doc 4). The working class was oppressed by all. Often looked out for their own and political dissidence rose. European nations often had colonies and were “confident that in the future these [colonies] will repay the outlay” (Doc 5). This happened through forced labor. A Chilean labor movement leader said that he “worked twelve hours a day, in the full sun” (Doc 7). Workers worked long hours and got very little money.Key:Claim & FocusAnalysis & EvidenceOrganizationLanguage & StyleLanguage & Style
TEACHER MATERIALST-7UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYPrompt: Develop an argument that analyzes the most significant impacts of industrialization on society in the long nineteenth century (c. 1750 to 1914 CE).Score: 1Industry changed things for workers and countries. Workers were treated bad. They were also paid very low wages, not allowing them to do anything more than survive on their meager living. Workers were dispensable back then. Could easily be replaced. The Paris Commune wrote was revolutionary. Working class people were not allowed to rise. Workers had revolutions. The working class was treated badly by all. Was against everyone all the time. European nations often had colonies. This happened through forced labor. Workers worked long hours and got very little money.Key:Claim & FocusAnalysis & EvidenceOrganizationLanguage & StyleLanguage & Style
TEACHER MATERIALST-8UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYPrompt: Develop an argument that analyzes the most significant impacts of industrialization on society in the long nineteenth century (c. 1750 to 1914 CE).Score: 4Industrialization was one of the most important developments of the nineteenth century and, as such, made a significant impact on all aspects of human existence. There were many impacts of the Industrial Revolution on society during the long nineteenth century, but the most significant impacts were the change in quality of life and ideology for working class people and the acquisition of colonies by Western powers in search of commercial success. The rise of capitalism led to very little government involvement in economic practices, which extended to the treatment of working class people. As the government took a step back from regulating economic practices, they also took a laissez-faire approach to how people like factory workers should be treated. Thus, increased industrial capitalism led to many abuses toward these workers that further created revolutionary sentiments from the working classes. Western imperialism created a scramble for colonial expansion. These colonies provided raw materials and a larger market for European goods, which accelerated the mass production of goods. Industrialization and the profit that came from it led to working class people being mistreated, as industrial capitalists searched for more ways to make money. This mistreatment in turn led to potentially revolutionary sentiments among the working class. In a book by Sir Shuttleworth, a physician and health reformer, he details the plight of the working class in England, that they have to endure the “prolonged labor of an animal” (Doc 1). This account displays that workers were treated no better than animals and had to work for such long hours that they had no time for anything else, such as spending time with their family. Workers were also paid such low wages that even when they spent their entire life working, they were not able to earn enough money for anything beyond surviving or scraping by. Journalist James St. John provided an account of Egypt’s transition into industrializing its economy, stating the workers “arrive at the factories in good health, the unhealthy nature of their employment, ... render[s] them diseased and despicable” (Doc 2). Workers were often treated as dispensable to their employers, if one died or was severely injured, they could quickly and easily be replaced. This idea often led to workers being forced into dangerous conditions and constant back-breaking labor before they became too ill or weak to work, then they would be replaced. In a manifesto written by the Paris Commune they incite workers to “Fight and suffer for justice, for all who are oppressed!” (Doc 3). Working class people were oppressed by the system of industrialization, which sought to keep them in their factories,
TEACHER MATERIALST-9UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYworking day in and day out, never allowing them to make enough money to rise up from their station. Because of this, the working class was a breeding ground for revolutionary ideology. If the system would not allow them to better their lives, then they would change the system to make it better for them. On a poster from Chicago in 1886 the urban working class protested the “...atrocious act of the police, the shooting of our fellow workmen” (Doc 4). The working class was not only oppressed by the system of industrialization but also by other people, such as the upper classes and people in positions of power over them, such as police officers. Due to their shared mistreatment, the working class often looked out for their own and protested when one of them was unjustly killed or harmed. This sense of shared community spurred on political dissidence. Workers in colonies controlled by European powers also were mistreated for the spoils of goods and money. However, workers in colonies were often not allowed to congregate to form groups or protest ill treatment.Western powers acquired colonies in order to have cheap access to raw materials and labor, but they severely abused their colonies’ resources and people in search of commercial supremacy. European nations often acquired colonies for a large sum of money, but they were “confident that in the future these [colonies] will repay the outlay” (Doc 5). This “repayment” usually occurred due to the mistreatment of the indigenous people of the colony through forcing them into hard labor for little to no pay. Countries such as Belgium did this in order to have cheap access to rubber and other raw materials from the Congo, but this came at great expense to the indigenous people’s population and quality of life. In a speech from American senator Albert Beveridge, he declares that America “shall...occupy new markets for what our farmers raise, our factories make” (Doc 6). Western countries used colonies in order to pump in products they manufactured and create new markets for them in another country. In exchange, they took the natural resources from that country and often made the indigenous people cultivate and produce these resources for them. In Chile, Elías Lafertte, a Chilean labor movement leader detailed his work in the nitrate industry, stating that he “worked twelve hours a day, in the full sun” (Doc 7). Workers in colonies, especially ones who worked in a major industry of their country, were forced to work long hours in difficult conditions. They were oftentimes not paid a livable wage in order to maximize profits, similar to those in countries such as England at the time.Overall, the working class was oppressed in both the colonies and the mother countries due to the expansion of industrialization in the long nineteenth century. Even today in many nations around the world, workers such as factory workers or service and retail workers are forced to work long hours for meager pay and with scant breaks. The impacts of industrialization on working conditions have continued to reverberate through to today.
TEACHER MATERIALST-10UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYPrompt: Develop an argument that analyzes the most significant impacts of industrialization on society in the long nineteenth century (c. 1750 to 1914 CE).Score: 3The impacts of the industrial revolution were the change in quality of life and political values for working class people and the acquisition of colonies by other countries in search of trade and a market for their goods.As the government took a step back from limiting a free market they also ignored how workers should be treated. There was a demand for colonial expansion. These colonies provided raw materials and a larger market for Western goods which pushed on industry. In a book by a health reformer, he details the plight of the working class in England stating that they had to do the “prolonged labor of an animal” (Doc 1). Workers were treated no better than animals. They were also paid very low wages, not allowing them to do anything more than survive on their meager living. In an account of Egypt’s factories, workers “arrive at the factories in good health, the unhealthy nature of their employment, ... render[s] them diseased and despicable” (Doc 2). Workers were considered dispensable to their employers. If one person was overworked or injured, they could be replaced. The leaders of the Paris Commune wrote “Fight and suffer for justice, for all who are oppressed!” (Doc 3). Working class people were not allowed to rise up from their station. Workers often believed in revolutionary ideology. On a poster, the urban working class of Chicago protested the “...atrocious act of the police, the shooting of our fellow workmen” (Doc 4). The working class was oppressed by other people as well as the system they lived in. Due to their shared mistreatment, the working class often looked out for their own. This sense of shared community spurred on political dissidence.European nations often acquired colonies wanted a return on their investment and they were “confident that in the future these [colonies] will repay the outlay” (Doc 5). They usually received this investment through forced labor. A Chilean labor movement said that he “worked twelve hours a day, in the full sun” (Doc 7). Workers in colonies were forced to work long hours in difficult conditions, day in and day out. Similar to the workers in England, the workers in colonies had little to no time for other activities, rest, or family. They were oftentimes also not paid a livable wage in order to maximize profits for an employer or the mother country.
TEACHER MATERIALST-11UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYOverall, the working class was oppressed in both the colonies and the mother countries due to industrialization in the long nineteenth century. The impacts of industrialization on working conditions have continued to reverberate through to today through similarly long hours and weeks of 80 or more hours of work. Also through the low minimum wages in many places as they are frequently unlivable wages to survive off.
TEACHER MATERIALST-12UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYPrompt: Develop an argument that analyzes the most significant impacts of industrialization on society in the long nineteenth century (c. 1750 to 1914 CE).Score:2The impacts of the industrial revolution were the change in life for working class people and the acquisition of colonies by other countries in search of money. Workers were treated no better than animals. They were also paid very low wages, not allowing them to do anything more than survive on their meager living. Workers had to do the “prolonged labor of an animal” (Doc 1). Workers in Egypt “arrive at the factories in good health, the unhealthy nature of their employment, ... render[s] them diseased and despicable” (Doc 2). Workers were dispensable back then. Could easily be replaced. The Paris Commune wrote “Fight and suffer for justice, for all who are oppressed!” (Doc 3). Working class people were not allowed to rise up from their station. Workers had revolutions. Some protested the “...atrocious act of the police, the shooting of our fellow workmen” (Doc 4). The working class was oppressed by all. Often looked out for their own and political dissidence rose. European nations often had colonies and were “confident that in the future these [colonies] will repay the outlay” (Doc 5). This happened through forced labor. A Chilean labor movement leader said that he “worked twelve hours a day, in the full sun” (Doc 7). Workers worked long hours and got very little money.
TEACHER MATERIALST-13UNIT 4 DBQ WRITING SAMPLEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 4.3 ACTIVITYPrompt: Develop an argument that analyzes the most significant impacts of industrialization on society in the long nineteenth century (c. 1750 to 1914 CE).Score: 1Industry changed things for workers and countries. Workers were treated bad. They were also paid very low wages, not allowing them to do anything more than survive on their meager living. Workers were dispensable back then. Could easily be replaced. The Paris Commune wrote was revolutionary. Working class people were not allowed to rise. Workers had revolutions. The working class was treated badly by all. Was against everyone all the time. European nations often had colonies. This happened through forced labor. Workers worked long hours and got very little money.