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Comparing Industrialization in Egypt and Japan

Driving Question: How were Japan’s experiences with industrialization similar to and different from Egypt’s experiences?

While the Industrial Revolution started in the late eighteenth century, not all societies industrialized at once. All around the world, different factors such as access to resources and colonialism enabled some societies to industrialize faster and more efficiently than others. In this lesson, you will compare two societies that began the process of industrialization in the late nineteenth century.

  1. Evaluate how the Industrial Revolution changed human communities and societies during this historical era.
  2. Describe how innovations made possible by the Industrial Revolution changed the movement of goods and people.
  3. Use the historical thinking skill of comparison to evaluate industrialization in Egypt and Japan.
  4. Use a graphic biography as a microhistory to support, extend, or challenge the overarching narratives from this time period.
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