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CCOT: Industrial Empires to World War I

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WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 6.5ACTIVITY CCOT: INDUSTRIAL EMPIRESTO WORLD WAR IUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “CCOT: Industrial Empiresto World War I,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposePractice your CCOT skills by evaluating the continuities and changes in the time period from c. 1750 to c. 1920CE. This historical thinking practice will help you explain the changes as you move through the units,and will also allow you to see patterns that emerge through the continuities.Process1.List all the continuities and changes you can think of that took place in the period spanned by these two units:Unit 5: Industrial Empires(1750–1914 CE)and Unit 6: World War I(1914–1920CE). Put a +next to those you think are positive, and a –next to those you think are negative. Your teacher will let you know if you are doing this individually, or working in a group and using sticky notes.Continuities between Unit 5and Unit 6Changes between Unit 5and Unit 6
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 6.5ACTIVITY CCOT: INDUSTRIAL EMPIRES TO WORLD WAR I2CCOT Tool2.Using your notes from page 1, complete the CCOT Tool by adding each continuity and change depending on how much of a continuity or change it was, and how much of a positive or negative it was.Posi1veCon1nuityChangeNega1ve
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 6.5ACTIVITY CCOT: INDUSTRIAL EMPIRES TO WORLD WAR I33.Write the dates for the time period being studied.4.Were there more changes or continuities? Explain why there were more of one than the other for this time period.5.Look over the changes on your graph.•Were the changesmore positive or negative, overall? Explain why these were more positive or negative during this time period.•What was the most significant change during this time period? Why?6.Look over the continuities on your graph.•Were the continuitiesmore positive or negative, overall? Explain why these were more positive or negative during this time period.•What was the most significant continuity during this time period? Why?Historicalsignificancecan be determined in several ways. Use the acronym ADE to help you:•Amount:Howmany people’sliveswere affected by the continuity/change?•Depth:Werepeople living in the time period being studied deeplyaffectedbythe continuity/change?•Endurance: Were thechangespeople experiencedasaresult of this continuity/ change long-lasting and/or recurring?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 6.5ACTIVITY CCOT: INDUSTRIAL EMPIRES TO WORLD WAR I47.Craft a thesis statement in response to each of the following CCOT prompts:•To what extent were the changes that occurred from c. 1750to c. 1920CE positive?•To what extent were the continuities that occurred from c. 1750to c. 1920CE positive?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 6.5ACTIVITY CCOT: INDUSTRIAL EMPIRES TO WORLD WAR I58.Use your thesis statements to write a one-paragraph response tothe following CCOT prompt:•To what extent were the changes AND continuities that occurred from c. 1750 to c. 1920CE positive?