Unit 7: The Long Nineteenth Century
1750 to 1914 CE
Teacher Resources
Unit 7 Vocab Guide
Key Unit 7 vocabulary words.
Vocabulary Guide
Strategies and routines for building vocabulary.
Assessment Guide
Learn about OER Project’s approach to assessment.
Data Literacy Guide
Clear, concise strategies to help teach data literacy and build student confidence with data visualizations.
What were the engines of change that created our “modern” world?
The long nineteenth century transformed how people understood childhood, work, gender, and the very concept of human liberty. Driven by new ideas and new machines, this 164-year period created the world we live in today.
Liberal Revolutions and Nationalism
Driven by Enlightenment ideas of liberty and sovereignty, people took to the streets, demanding a role in government and an end to the rule of kings and emperors. In the Atlantic world and then beyond, revolutionaries forged a new world of nation-states.
Industrialization
The Industrial Revolution created the world we live in, transforming human life on this planet in profound ways. These lessons reveal the moving parts of industrialization, so we can see what’s working and what might need repairs in the future.
Colonization and Resistance
The extraction of raw materials from colonies helped fuel the expansion of industrialization. New technologies made industrial empires incredibly powerful, but colonial subjects everywhere found ways to respond to and resist colonialism.
Reform Movements
The Industrial Revolution shook the foundations of society. But people shook back, resisting industrial capitalism. Reformers seeking to abolish slavery, improve working conditions, and assert women’s rights linked with each other across the world.
