![]() ![]() ![]() These economic changes lead to cultural and political changes. The Industrial Revolution was an economic revolution, and therefore economic changes were widespread and still continue to impact our world today. The Industrial Revolution caused major economic, cultural, and political changes around the world. Later, in Japan, industrialization began as a response to growing imperialistic threats against the nation. Following it start in Great Britain, the Industrial Revolution spread to the United States and those countries of continental Europe and which factors of production were available such as Belgium and Germany. Great Britain had the factors of production needed for industrialization, including natural resources, rivers and harbors, experience entrepreneurs, rising population, political stability, increasing world trade, and economic prosperity and progress. The enclosure movement, crop rotation, and the agricultural technology increased agricultural yields, which led to increased population and forced small farmers to become tenant farmers or move to the cities. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the late 1700s following the Agricultural Revolution and early advancements in technology and machinery. Historical Context and Background Information: Targeted Standard: Standard 4: Demonstrate an understanding of how increased global exchanges promoted revolution from 1760 to the beginning of the 20th Century.Ħ.4.P Summarize the local and global impacts of the Industrial Revolution.Ħ.4.CX Contextualize the environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution.Ħ.4.E Analyze multiple perspectives on increased global interactions and revolutions through a variety of primary and secondary sources. Time Required: The estimated time frame for this DBQ is four 45 minute class periods.Ĭlick here to download the full DBQ with attached handouts: The Industrial Revolution/ Does rapid economic growth, due to industrialization, have a positive or negative effect on the quality of life for humans?, Standard 4, and Sources with Questions, and Quality of Life Chart This DBQ supports the profile of the South Carolina Graduate (see resource section) because students will be using critical thinking skills to analyze and compare sources, collaborate and discuss with their peers, and communicate their findings in a democratic way. Students can use that they’ve learned from this DBQ and also apply it to industrialization in other countries throughout the world. They will compare sources from a variety of viewpoints and infer on the overall impact industrialization can have on human life. ![]() Introduction: This DBQ, will have students analyze the effects of industrialization culturally, politically, and economically in the western world. Historical Question: The Industrial Revolution – does rapid economic growth, due to industrialization, have a positive or negative effect on the quality of life for humans? ![]()
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