Wednesday Nov 8th Day 37

Assignments due Wednesday Nov 8th 

CHAPTER 5 TEST TODAY

Unit 4 Standards (Industrial Revolution)
Chapters 5 & 6

10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.

1. Analyze why England was the first country to industrialize. 
2. Examine how scientific and technological changes and new forms of energy brought about massive social, economic, and cultural change (e.g., the inventions and discoveries of James Watt, Eli Whitney, Henry Bessemer, Louis Pasteur, Thomas Edison).
3. Describe the growth of population, rural to urban migration, and growth of cities associated with the Industrial Revolution. 
4. Trace the evolution of work and labor, including the demise of the slave trade and the effects of immigration, mining and manufacturing, division of labor, and the union movement. 
5. Understand the connections among natural resources, entrepreneurship, labor, and capital in an industrial economy. 
6. Analyze the emergence of capitalism as a dominant economic pattern and the responses to it, including Utopianism, Social Democracy, Socialism, and Communism. 
7. Describe the emergence of Romanticism in art and literature (e.g., the poetry of William Blake and William Wordsworth), social criticism (e.g., the novels of Charles Dickens), and the move away from Classicism in Europe. 

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Objective:

After studying this chapter students should be able to:

1. Understand the causes of the Industrial Revolution in England, Europe, and the United States.

2. Be able to describe the technological innovations that spurred industrialization.

3. Be able to describe the social, economic, and environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution and to make connections between the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the ideological and political responses.

4. Understand the relationship between the industrialized world and the non-industrialized world as demonstrated in the cases of Russia, Egypt, and India.

Rationale:

The Industrial Revolution was the biggest social turning point in history, transforming the very way people lived their lives. Identifying the various social, political, and economic changes of the times is essential in understanding the period and the effects it had on the world.

Evidence:

Being able to identify and explain the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the living experience of people all of over the world will assist in understanding the different paths societies took as they developed.

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Essential question - do machines replace human labor or enhance the ability for human labor to increase production?

Change in the way work is done

Journal Entry - No Journal...test day

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Assignments - 

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Part 2 of the work assigned in this chapter - Watch and reflect on the History Channel's 

Men Who Built America

Answers to the questions for part 5 will be due  Sunday Night, Nov 12th

Part 5 "Changing the Game"

Episode 5: A New Rival Emerges

While Carnegie and Rockefeller continue to battle, J.P. Morgan arrives on the scene and establishes a bank in New York City that has one goal: to further the technological advancements of America through finance. As he builds his empire and consolidates industries, Morgan decides to take a big risk. He

enlists inventor Thomas Edison to help bring electricity to every home and business in the country. Rockefeller continues to expand his Standard Oil Company and aims to keep kerosene as the dominant resource powering electricity. Regardless of these competitive dynamics, American infrastructure is

growing and cities are on the rise.

Key terms to define

COMPENSATION, EMPIRE, LIABILITY, PATENT, RESOLVE, VOLTAGE

Discussion Questions

1. What were some of the challenges Carnegie faced? Do you think he could have avoided these difficulties?

2. What were J.P. Morgan’s major areas of business? Why was he such an important figure in U.S. history?

3. What role does risk play in big business? What kinds of risks did Carnegie and Rockefeller take?