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Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900 CE

Driving Question: How have different modes and locations of production evolved over time, and what factors have influenced these changes?

While the Industrial Revolution may have begun in Britain, it certainly didn’t stay there. The spread of industrialization had far-reaching impacts throughout the world. This lesson focuses on the impact of industrialization in different regions of the world as the Industrial Revolution spread.

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain how different modes and locations of production have developed and changed over time.
  2. Use evidence from various sources to analyze how the Industrial Revolution impacted different nations.

Vocab Terms:

  • commodity
  • deindustrialization
  • exploitation
  • famine
  • social mobility
  • textile
  • wage laborers
STEP 1

Opener: Industrialization Spreads

Most of the technologies in our lives were created to solve a problem of some sort. What kinds of problems did people face that led to the Industrial Revolution? How would you solve them?

STEP 2

The Global Transformations of the Industrial Revolution

Sometimes events that happen in one place have far-reaching effects well beyond the initial point of impact. That was most certainly the case with the Industrial Revolution, which spread from Britain around the globe.

STEP 3

Imperialism and Deindustrialization in India

You’ve read a lot about industrialization in this unit; but what about deindustrialization? What does that mean? And how did it happen in India?

STEP 4

Closer: Industrialization Spreads