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Unit 3 Overview

Unit 3 Overview

The Industrial Revolution began when people learned to harness new fossil fuels and to use machines for work. It transformed multiple aspects of our everyday lives, from the socioeconomic and political to the cultural.

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. 01:50 What argument does this video make about production of goods immediately prior to the Industrial Revolution?
  2. 02:18 What big change does this video argue was the foundation of industrialization?
  3. 02:40 How does this video suggest industrialization changed human networks?
  4. 03:20 According to the video, how did industrialization change our sense of community?
  5. 05:50 According to the data presented in the video, what happened to exports, labor, and Co2 emissions when states industrialized?
  6. 08:42 According to the video, what brought about the industrialization of Nagasaki?