Big Era Seven: Landscape Unit 7.5

Unit Objectives

Upon completing this unit, students will be able to:

1.) Describe the global transformation wrought by industrial imperialism on multiple levels, the scope and depth of change from international politics to village economics.

2.) Identify the historical causes of this wave of imperialism, particularly economic, political, technological, and ideological factors; analyze how these factors operated as causes, and how they reinforced each other.

3.) Analyze the successes and failures of resistance to industrial imperialism, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of collaboration, using specific examples.

4.) Trace the connections between industrial imperialism and its consequences in the lives of people around the globe.

Time and Materials

This unit is written as five main lessons. Each lesson incorporates several optional activities, and can be adapted by the teacher to become a lesson for one day, or for up to four or five days.

This unit requires a standard world history textbook, standard school supplies (paper, pens), and includes Internet resources.

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