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What Does it Mean To Be Human?

Unit 2: Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization. - Stephen Gardiner


Essential Questions:

1. How does the industrial revolution influence the economical, social, and political realities in Great Britain, Europe, and the United States?
2. In what ways does the Industrial Revolution influence the development of systems of economics and philosophies of government?
3. In what ways does the Industrial Revolution represent a transition/shift in human experience?  
4. What effect does the Industrial Revolution have on the global balance of power?
5. How does the Industrial Revolution change what it means to be human?

Unit Resources:
Google Drive: Unit 2 Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution Links:

Charles Dickens' Description of Industrial Revolution Pollution
Washington Post Article - Donald Trump - Socialism/Communism
Khan Academy - Adam Smith, Karl Marx

Life Before the Industrial Revolution:
​The embedded content below is an example of a project completed by students in a Fall 2015 World History and Geography course.


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