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Unit 7: Industrialization and Imperialism

Instructional Videos

Targets

  • I can explain the factors that led to the origin and development of the Industrial Revolution. 

  • I can explain how the "work place" changed due to the shift from cottage to factory production. 

  • I can describe the positive and negative outcomes of the Industrial Revolution. 

  • I can explain the different economic systems which resulted from the Industrial Revolution. 

  • I can explain the new forms of imperialism which developed during the 1800s and their causes. 

  • I can explain why the Pacific region became a hotspot during the New Age of Imperialism. 

  • I can describe how new forms of imperialism affected the peoples under European domination. 

Unit Overview

We live in an immeasurably mechanized world. Every day we interact with machines from our cars to our TV, to the computer or cell phone you are reading this on. Our societal shift toward this began with the Industrial Revolution. This unit explores when we began to create new technology that helped improve the lives of millions. These inventions also allowed for the conquest of areas that were previously unconquerable. This new age of imperialism ushered the world into the 20th Century. 

Need to Know 

People 

  • Toussaint L'Overture

  • Simon Bolivar

  • Jose de San Martin

  • Miguel Hildalgo

  • Garibaldi

  • Cavour 

  • Victor Emmanuel

  • Otto von Bismarck 

  • Wilhelm I

Places

  • Latin America

  • Haiti

  • Bolivia

  • Chile 

  • Mexico

  • Italy

  • Germany

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Events 

  • Haitian Revolution

  • Mexican Revolution

Ideas

  • Revolution

  • Unification

  • Regime Change

Miscellaneous

  • Homogeneity

NearPod Codes

Industrial Revolution - JVFTC

Imperialism Intro - DVKWN

Imperialism in Africa - XNAKM

Imperialism in China - NOCGX

Imperialism in India - VDXLW

Review Activities

From the State

Location of Latin America

  • Latin America is located in the Western Hemisphere, south of the United States. It includes Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean Islands.

Causes of revolutions in Latin America

  • Rigid social class system established by colonial powers

  • Centralized rule by colonial powers

  • Increase of nationalism

  • Increasingly educated creole middle class

  • Influence of the Enlightenment and the American and French Revolutions on Latin America

Contributions of Toussaint L’Ouverture

  • Former slave who led the Haitian rebellion against the French

  • Defeated the armies of three foreign powers (Spain, France, Britain)

  • Enslaved Haitians rebelled, abolished slavery, and won independence

Contributions of Simón Bolívar

  • Native resident who led revolutionary efforts

  • Liberated the northern areas of Latin America

Effects of Latin American revolutions

  • French, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies gained independence

  • Selected countries gained independence during the 1800s (Mexico, Haiti, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil)

Impact of the Monroe Doctrine

  • The Monroe Doctrine was issued by President James Monroe in 1823.

  • Latin American nations were acknowledged to be independent.

  • The United States would regard as a threat to its own peace and safety any attempt by European powers to impose their system on any independent state in the Western Hemisphere.

  • Newly independent Latin American nations had to assimilate European, African, and Native American cultures into one cohesive society.

Unification of Italy

  • Count Cavour unified northern Italy.

  • Giuseppe Garibaldi joined southern Italy to northern Italy.

  • The Papal States (including Rome) became the last to join Italy.

Unification of Germany

  • Otto von Bismarck led Prussia in the unification of Germany through war and by appealing to nationalist feelings.

  • Bismarck’s actions were seen as an example of Realpolitik, which justifies all means to achieve and hold power.

  • The Franco-Prussian War led to the creation of the German state.

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