Unit
IX: The Industrial Revolution & its Consequences
Enduring Understandings
1. Britain was the leader in the industrial revolution due to its political & economic stability, intellectual freedom, geographical location, & available work force.
2. The industrial revolution created important demographic, political, and social changes, including the eventual death of the cottage industries.
3. The industrial revolution accentuated the Elbe-Trieste gap.
4. The first industrial revolution is different in its causes, products, and effects than the 2nd industrial revolution.
5. The industrial revolution built upon and advanced the commercial capitalism of the early modern centuries.
Essential Questions
1. What were the social consequences of the new industrialism for the working classes?
2. What factors led to the industrial revolution in Britain?
3. What important demographic, political, & social changes accompanied the 1st industrial revolution Britain?
4. How did the industrial revolution accentuate the Elbe-Trieste gap & what were the consequences of this rift?
5. Do upper classes have the right to exploit lower classes for financial or political gain?
6. Is progress at the price of human suffering justified?
Enduring Understandings
1. Britain was the leader in the industrial revolution due to its political & economic stability, intellectual freedom, geographical location, & available work force.
2. The industrial revolution created important demographic, political, and social changes, including the eventual death of the cottage industries.
3. The industrial revolution accentuated the Elbe-Trieste gap.
4. The first industrial revolution is different in its causes, products, and effects than the 2nd industrial revolution.
5. The industrial revolution built upon and advanced the commercial capitalism of the early modern centuries.
Essential Questions
1. What were the social consequences of the new industrialism for the working classes?
2. What factors led to the industrial revolution in Britain?
3. What important demographic, political, & social changes accompanied the 1st industrial revolution Britain?
4. How did the industrial revolution accentuate the Elbe-Trieste gap & what were the consequences of this rift?
5. Do upper classes have the right to exploit lower classes for financial or political gain?
6. Is progress at the price of human suffering justified?