Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900 CE
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Lesson Guide
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Industrialization and Imperialism Thematic Map
Help students visualize how industrialization spread by showing them this thematic map. Remember to use the deep zoom feature by clicking on the + sign in the magnifying glass.
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
- Explain how different modes and locations of production have developed and changed over time.
- Use evidence from various sources to analyze how the Industrial Revolution impacted different nations.
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?
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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.
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Guiding Questions
One AP teacher wrote that “this text helps students trace the continuity and change in India’s economy, showing how European industrialization disrupted local industries in India and set the stage for imperialism.”
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?
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Guiding Questions
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the ability of people to move up in wealth or status
Social mobility in early modern Europe was generally easier in cities than in rural areas.