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Unit 7 Overview

Unit 7 Overview

People have worn clothes for millennia. But changes in fashion tell us a lot about the political, economic, and social revolutions that spread during the long nineteenth century.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 01:31 How were the political revolutions of the long nineteenth century reflected in fashion?
  2. 02:21 How did the Enlightenment influence political revolutions?
  3. 03:33 What revolution was the most successful and what were the limits of these revolutions?
  4. 04:28 How did the Industrial Revolution change fashion?
  5. 05:03 What were the negative effects of industrialized clothing production?
  6. 06:57 How did people use fashion to resist colonial rule and fight for suffrage?