Tuesday Nov 5th Day 34

Chapter 5 Section #1 Quiz 

Unit 4 Standards (Industrial Revolution)
Chapters 5 & 6

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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.

Journal Entry - What characteristics of 18th century Britain made it ripe for Industrialization?
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Assignments - 

Assignments below are on Google Classroom

FOR Tuesday...

Intro Article and Questions on Industrial Revolution - 

The First Important Inventions 
Men Who Built America - Vanderbilt
FOR Wednesday...

The Textile Industry 

Coal and Coal Mining 

Child Labor Abuses 
FOR Sunday...
Chapter 5 Section #3 Outline
Men Who Built America - Rockefeller

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

Men Who Built America

Answers to the questions for part 1 will be due Wedneday Night Oct 6th

Here is a short intro video on Cornelius Vanderbilt - CORNELIUS VANDERBILT

 Here is the video on Episode #1   

Episode 1: A New War Begins As the nation attempts to rebuild following the destruction of the Civil War, Cornelius Vanderbilt is the first to see the need for unity to regain America’s stature in the world. Vanderbilt makes his mark in shipping and then the railroad industry. Railroads stitch together the nation, stimulating the economy by making it easier to move goods across the country. But Vanderbilt faces intense competition early on, showing that captains of industry will always be challenged by new innovators and mavericks. 

Men Who Built America

Answers to the questions for part 2 will be due Sunday Night Oct 10th

Here is a short intro video on Rockefeller and the building of Standard Oil - John D. Rockefeller

Part 2 (Watch and  answer by Sunday Nov 10th 10th )

Here is the video on Episode #2  

The questions listed below should be answered while watching the Standard Oil video

Episode 2: Oil Strike Vanderbilt expands his enterprises, realizing that oil is the nation’s next crucial commodity. The demand for oil is high and Vanderbilt knows that it will be an important item for his trains to transport. He turns to a young oilman from California named John D. Rockefeller to make a deal that will work for both businessmen, but rivalries emerge between them. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil has become one of the nation’s first monopolies. A financial panic in 1873 shows that the American economy is on shaky ground even as it expands.