Today we will begin to learn about the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution began in England in the 18th century and spread to the rest of Europe and the United States in the 19th century. It fundamentally transformed the global economy, altering both what we produce and how we produce it.
Question of the Day
What were the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution?
Focus Questions
Why did the IR start in England?
Which industries were most affected by the IR?
What role did carbon-based fuels play in the increase in the production of manufactured goods?
Which new technologies were most important to the increase in industrial output?
How did the IR affect the every day lives of normal people?
To what extent did the IR transform class relationships in the societies it affected?
Industrial Revolution
Enclosure
Crop rotation
Industrialization
Factors of production
Factory
Entrepreneur
Urbanization
Middle class
Stock
Corporation
Laissez-faire
Adam Smith
Capitalism
Utilitarianism
Socialism
Karl Marx
Communism
Union
Strike
No homework due today.
Watch this Crash Course video on the Industrial Revolution together. Take notes on the video by recording any SHE that helps us to answer today's QOD ("What were the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution?").
Read Chapter 25 (Sections 1 and 2) in the blue textbook and then watch this video (Stop at 8.43 when it says "For example, China..."). Take notes on both the reading and the video. You should organize your notes so that they identify key ideas 1-3 (below). Under each key idea in your notes should be statements that support or relate to the statement. The statements should use SHE from the lecture and reading. If you cannot find support for a key idea in the text or lecture, do not include the key idea in your notes.
Key idea #1: Industrialization fundamentally changed what people produced and how they produced it.
Key idea #2: Industrialists sought new markets in which to obtain raw materials and sell finished goods.
Key idea #3: Capitalism is explained and inspired by the theories of Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill.
Finish #2 above (notes on Chapter 25 sections 1 and 2 and video.
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz (matching) for the vocabulary terms 1-9 (above). The terms are all defined/described in the textbook reading.
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