Empire and Other Consequences of Industrialization
Driving Question: How were industrial empires different from earlier types of empires?
Industrialization empowered empires in the nineteenth century. New tools of warfare, production, transportation, and communication helped industrial empires spread to new places. Yet, in every region, colonized people found means to resist industrial imperialism.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify how industrialization supported imperialism and the expansion of empires.
- Evaluate how imperialism changed communities, networks, and production and distribution during the nineteenth century.
- Use close-reading skills to consider how various trends contributed to a new age of imperialism.
Vocab Terms:
Consider using the Three-Step Reading routine with students to “read” visuals. First, get the big picture. Then, zoom in on details. Finally, think about what the image means. Learn more in our Reading Guide.
Imperialism shaped the world as it evolved during the nineteenth century. What can comparing images tell you about this big moment in history?
Agree or disagree? Evaluate some statements before you dive into Unit 6—then see how accurate you were when you get to the end of the unit.
Set the stage: Set context prior to watching a video with students: Why are we watching this video? What do we hope to learn from it? How does the information in this video align with or go against what we have learned in class thus far? Make sure students have enough background knowledge for the video to make sense.
Imperialism expanded in the nineteenth century, but it looked different in different regions. This video and article will help you consider how power, resistance, and inequality shaped a new age of imperialism.
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Guiding Questions
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Guiding Questions
Learn how to examine imperialism through the lenses of communities, networks, and production and distribution to better understand how empires shaped and disrupted the world.
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Guiding Questions
Now that you know more about imperialism, take another look at the images you examined at the beginning of the lesson.
A great way to improve your writing skill is to evaluate writing samples. In this activity, you’ll evaluate your own writing or a sample essay using the Organization and Language/Style rows of the OER Project Writing Rubric.
