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?
Journal Entry - Was the Industrial Revolution a Blessing or a Curse (please provide a few "such as/for example" of each Blessing and Curse
Men Who Built America
Essential question - do machines replace human labor or enhance the ability for human labor to increase production?
Journal Entry - Was the Industrial Revolution a Blessing or a Curse (please provide a few "such as/for example" of each Blessing and Curse
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Men Who Built America
Answers to the questions for part 3 will be due Thursday, Oct 25th
Questions to be answered - (by tonight Night, Oct 25th)
Part 3 for Thursday night - A Rivalry is Born - episode video
Episode 3: A Rivalry is Born Andrew Carnegie is an immigrant from Scotland who arrives in the U.S. with his parents and starts working at age 12. He finds a patron in railroad executive Tom Scott who teaches him about the business. Scott hires him to build a bridge over the Mississippi River to link East and West. Carnegie agrees even though the project carries risk. He finds his answer in steel.
The bridge opens in 1874. Before Carnegie realizes the full potential of steel, his mentor Scott dies in a state of humiliation over the success of John D. Rockefeller’s oil pipeline. Carnegie vows to have his revenge and best Rockefeller. With the steel industry thriving, U.S. cities start to grow. But can
Carnegie stay at the top of his game?
Key terms to define
CAPITALIZE, DECIMATE, OMINOUS, SURGE, UNPRECEDENTED
The questions listed below should be answered while watching part 3 About Carnegie
Discussion Questions
1. What was the Bessemer steel process and how did it
transform the construction industry?
2. Why were infrastructure projects such as bridges and roads
so important to American growth?
3. Why do you think Carnegie and Rockefeller became rivals?
What did they have in common and what divided them?
Men Who Built America
Answers to the questions for part 4 will be due Sunday, Oct 28th
Questions to be answered - (by Sunday Night, Oct 28th )
Part 4 for this weekend - Blood is Spilled - episode video
Episode 4: Carnegie hires Henry Frick to help him achieve his goal of dominating the steel industry and besting Rockefeller. The partnership seems promising, but Frick is pushing workers to a breaking point. Meanwhile, the Johnstown Flood of 1889 leaves 2,000 people dead, and Carnegie’s South Fork Fishing& Hunting Club faces blame. Worker unrest culminates in a massive strike at the Homestead Steel plant in 1892. Violence ensues when Frick calls in the Pinkerton security agency. The strike is a major turning point in American labor history, showing how workers would fight for fair wages and conditions when faced with injustice. Carnegie is determined to make up for these scars on his reputation.
Key terms to define
ANARCHIST, INDUSTRIAL, MAGNATE, MERCENARY, PROGRESSIVE
The questions listed below should be answered while watching part 4 About Carnegie
Discussion Questions
1. What caused the Johnstown Flood? What were some of the outcomes of this disaster? What role did the American Red Cross play?
2. Do you think Henry Frick was a good leader? Why or why not?
3. Why did workers strike at the Homestead Steel plant? Why was the strike an important turning point in American history?
4. Do you think Carnegie was responsible for the Johnstown Flood and the Homestead strike? Why or why not?
