World History Unit 11

Big Idea:

Describe the Industrial Revolution, Free Enterprise, and New Political Ideologies.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

WH.17(A) [Readiness] identify important changes in human life caused by the Industrial Revolution

WH.18(A) [Readiness] identify the historical origins and characteristics of the free enterprise system, including the contributions of Adam Smith, especially the influence of his ideas found in The Wealth of Nations

WH.18(B) [Readiness] identify the historical origins and characteristics of communism, including the influences of Karl Marx

Focus TEKS

WH.1(E) [Supporting] identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1750 to 1914: the Industrial Revolution and its impact on the development of modern economic systems

WH.8(A) [Readiness] explain how 17th and 18th century European scientific advancements led to the Industrial Revolution

WH.8(B) [Supporting] explain how the Industrial Revolution led to political, economic, and social changes in Europe

WH.8(E) [Supporting] explain the effects of free enterprise in the Industrial Revolution

WH.17(B) [Supporting] summarize the role of economics in driving political changes as related to the Industrial Revolution

WH.18(C) [Readiness] identify the historical origins and characteristics of socialism

WH.18(F) [Supporting] formulate generalizations on how economic freedom improved the human condition, based on students’ knowledge of the benefits of free enterprise in Europe’s Commercial Revolution, the Industrial Revolution

WH.24(A) [Supporting] describe the changing roles of women, children, and families during major eras of world history

WH.24(B) [Supporting] describe the major influences of women such as Queen Victoria during major eras of world history

WH.28(A) [Supporting] explain the role of textile manufacturing and steam technology in initiating the Industrial Revolution and the role of the factory system and transportation technology in advancing the Industrial Revolution

WH.28(E) [Supporting] identify the contributions of significant scientists and inventors such as Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Louis Pasteur, and James Watt

Ongoing TEKS

WH.30(A) [Processing] use social studies terminology correctly

WH.30(B) [Processing] use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation

Student Learning Targets:

• I will identify free enterprise and how it influenced western society.
• I will analyze the social, economic, and political changes due to the Industrial Revolution.
• I will recognize the responses to the Industrial Revolution.
• I will compare and contrast Socialism and Communism.
• I will compare and contrast the unification of Italy and Germany.

Essential Questions:

• How did the ideas of Adam Smith create change within Western society?
• What were the social, economic, and political changes that occurred due to the Industrial Revolution?
• What were the reform movements that occurred due to the Industrial Revolution?
• Why was there a creation of new political ideologies of Communism and Socialism during this time period?
• How did the Industrial Revolution spur on the unification of Italy and Germany?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: World History Texas - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Holt McDougal

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