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Industrialization in Egypt and Japan

Driving Question: How did Egypt and Japan experience industrialization in the nineteenth century?

What happens when industrialization goes global? We’ll look at how Japan confronted this reality, and compare that country’s experience to Egypt’s. And we’ll see the unexpected phenomenon of deindustrialization, which hurt some regions (such as South Asia) while enriching others (such as Europe).

Learning Objectives:

  1. Evaluate how industrialization spread to Egypt and Japan.
  2. Use the historical thinking skill of comparison to explore how two different nations attempted to industrialize in the nineteenth century.
  3. Use a graphic biography to support, extend, or challenge the overarching narratives of this period.

Vocab Terms:

  • debt
  • deindustrialization
  • export
  • factory
  • locomotion
  • manufacturing
  • reform
  • tariff
STEP 1

Opener: Industrialization in Egypt and Japan

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 2 of the Lesson 5.4 Teaching Guide Locked .

Our Openers and Closers Guide will provide more information about these short, but important, activities at the beginning and end of each lesson.

Would you stop the wheels of change if you could? Explore some hypotheticals to decide what—if anything—you’d do different if given the chance.

STEP 2

Japan’s Industrial Revolution

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 3 of the Lesson 5.4 Teaching Guide Locked .

Comics in the classroom? The Three-Step Reading for Graphic Bios Tool is a great way to support learning.

Japan’s path to industrialization was unlike any other. Read the article to discover what made it unique, and then take a closer look at one key figure through a graphic biography.

STEP 3

Industrialization in Egypt

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 5 of the Lesson 5.4 Teaching Guide Locked .

Check out our Reading Guide to learn about the Three-Step Reading approach.

This Comparison One-Pager is your one-stop resource for this fundamental historical thinking skill.

How did industrialization take different forms around the world? Explore Egypt’s unique path in the article, then compare what you’ve learned about Egypt and Japan in the activity.

STEP 4

Closer: Industrialization in Egypt and Japan

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 9 of the Lesson 5.4 Teaching Guide Locked .

Check out the OER Project Activities Guide for a review of the various activities that help students engage with World History.

You’ve learned about the different paths to industrialization experienced in Egypt and Japan. In this short activity, you’ll imagine yourself in the shoes of different people in those countries.